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Dollar Loses Ground After Weak Economic Data

The U.S. dollar shed ground against its major counterparts on Thursday after data showing a bigger than expected drop in retail sales in the month of January raised the possibility of an interest rate cut in June.
RTTNews | 638天前
TSX Ends On Upbeat Note For 2nd Straight Day

TSX Ends On Upbeat Note For 2nd Straight Day

Canadian stocks closed on a bright note on Thursday, gaining for a second successive session, with investors tracking positive global cues and betting on hopes several central banks will cut interest rates sometime during the second quarter of this year.
RTTNews | 638天前
Swiss Market Ends Moderately Higher

Swiss Market Ends Moderately Higher

The Switzerland market ended higher on Thursday, in line with markets across Europe, as some encouraging earnings updates from the region, and hopes about interest rate cuts sometime in the second quarter, helped underpin sentiment.
RTTNews | 638天前
European Stocks Close On Firm Note

European Stocks Close On Firm Note

European stocks closed higher on Thursday with traders indulging in some strong buying, cheering corporate earnings updates, and betting on hopes the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England will cut interest rates in the second quarter.
RTTNews | 638天前
U.S. Homebuilder Confidence Improves To Six-Month High In February

U.S. Homebuilder Confidence Improves To Six-Month High In February

Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. improved for the third straight month in February, according to a report released by the National Association of Home Builders on Thursday. The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index climbed to 48 in February from 44 in January. Economists had expected the index to rise to 46.
RTTNews | 638天前
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New York Manufacturing Index Indicates Substantially Slower Contraction In February

New York Manufacturing Index Indicates Substantially Slower Contraction In February

A report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday showed regional manufacturing activity has contracted at a substantially slower rate in the month of February. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index skyrocketed to a negative 2.4 in February from a negative 43.7 in January, although a negative reading still indicates contraction.
RTTNews | 638天前
U.S. Import, Export Prices Unexpectedly Increase In January

U.S. Import, Export Prices Unexpectedly Increase In January

The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing unexpected increases in U.S. import and export prices in the month of January. The report said import prices climbed by 0.8 percent in January after falling by a revised 0.7 percent in December. Economists had expected import prices to come in unchanged, matching the flat reading originally reported for the previous month.
RTTNews | 638天前
Philly Fed Index Turns Positive For First Time Since August

Philly Fed Index Turns Positive For First Time Since August

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia area has seen a substantial turnaround in the month of February, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia revealed in a report released on Thursday. The Philly Fed said its diffusion index for current general activity surged to a positive 5.2 in February from a negative 10.6 in January, with a positive reading indicating growth.
RTTNews | 638天前
U.S. Dollar Falls As Weak Retail Sales Back Rate Cut Hopes

U.S. Dollar Falls As Weak Retail Sales Back Rate Cut Hopes

The U.S. dollar declined against its major counterparts in the New York session on Thursday, following the release of weaker-than-expected retail sales data for January that supported hopes of a rate cut in June.
RTTNews | 638天前
U.S. Industrial Production Unexpectedly Edges Slightly Lower In January

U.S. Industrial Production Unexpectedly Edges Slightly Lower In January

Industrial production in the U.S. unexpectedly edged slightly lower in the month of January, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday. The Fed said industrial production slipped by 0.1 percent in January compared to economist estimates for a 0.3 percent increase.
RTTNews | 638天前

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