• US economy created in the nonfarm sector 88 thousands vacancies in April, expected was 100 thousands. Unemployment rate increased to 4.5%.
• Retail sales in
eurozone increased by 0.5% m/m and 2.6% y/y in March.
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According to EC the Euro adoption in Slovenia passed better that joining the EU in 2002. Slovenia proved to minimalize administration expenses and administration workload.
• EU and Association of South-East Asian Countries agreed to start talks concerning free trade. Talks will last, most probably, for several years.