英国4月央行消费信贷 18.59亿英镑，预期17亿英镑，前值由18.95亿英镑修正为19.04亿英镑。

Bank of England consumer credit, April: £1.859 bln vs expected £1.70 bln; March revised to £1.904 bln from £1.895 bln.

The European Commission is weighing a proposal to grant member states extra fiscal flexibility to cushion rising energy costs tied to tensions with Iran, people familiar with the matter said. Under the proposal, governments would be allowed additional energy-related spending outside EU fiscal rules equivalent to roughly 0.3% of GDP, implemented as an exemption clause akin to the existing defense-spending carve-out. Italy, already highly indebted and facing elevated energy bills, has been among the strongest advocates for expanded fiscal leeway.