Sentiment Weak At FTSE-100

ECB Cuts Interest Rates By 25 Bps As Inflation Forecasts Lowered

The European Central Bank slashed its interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, in line with expectations, while the staff trimmed the euro area price growth projections for this year and next citing prospects of energy prices and stronger euro going forward.

RTTNews | 2h 24min atrás

Euro Mixed After ECB Announcement

The euro showed mixed trading against its major counterparts in the New York session on Thursday, after the European Central Bank lowered its key rates by 25 basis points, as expected.

RTTNews | 3h 12min atrás

Swiss Market Ends Marginally Up

The Switzerland market, which stayed positive till well past noon on Thursday, suffered a mild setback in the penultimate hour of the session, but recovered to end the day's session marginally higher. Investors reacted positively to the European Central Bank's decision to lower interest rate by 25 basis points.

RTTNews | 4h 35min atrás

European Stocks Close Slightly Higher

European stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday with investors digesting the European Central Bank's interest rate decision, and a slew of regional economic data, in addition to assessing the potential impact of Trump Administration's tariff moves on global trade and growth.

RTTNews | 4h 49min atrás

Canadian Market Modestly Higher In Cautious Trade

Canadian stocks are turning in a mixed performance on Thursday with investors largely making cautious moves, looking ahead to the crucial U.S. and Canadian jobs data due on Friday.

RTTNews | 5h 31min atrás

U.S. Labor Productivity Slumps 1.5% In Q1, Much More Than Previously Estimated

Revised data released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed U.S. labor productivity tumbled by much more than previously estimated in the first quarter of 2025. The Labor Department said labor productivity slumped by 1.5 percent in the first quarter compared to the previously reported 0.8 percent decline. Economists had expected the decrease by labor productivity to be revised to 0.7 percent.

RTTNews | 8h 1min atrás

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows Substantially In April As Imports Plummet

Largely reflecting a sharp pullback by the value of the imports, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing a substantial decrease in the size of the U.S. trade deficit in the month of April. The Commerce Department said the U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $61.6 billion in April from a revised $138.3 billion in March.

RTTNews | 8h 19min atrás

U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise To Nearly Eight-Month High

With the more closely watched monthly jobs report looming, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly increased in the week ended May 31st. The report said initial jobless claims climbed to 247,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level of 239,000.

RTTNews | 8h 37min atrás

EURUSD	1.14468	GBPUSD	1.35727	AUDUSD	0.65044
USDJPY	143.492	USDCAD	1.36735	USDCHF	0.81917

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Sentiment Weak At FTSE-100