DAX Gains On Rate Cut Optimism

Euro Higher Against Majors

The euro climbed against its major counterparts in the New York session on Thursday, as upbeat earnings from Google parent Alphabet lifted tech shares.

RTTNews | 13分前

Swiss Market Ends Modestly Lower

The Switzerland market stayed a bit positive in early trades on Thursday, but retreated around mid morning and then spent the rest of the day's session in negative territory, as investors stayed largely cautious, reacting to earnings and awaiting news from the trade front.

RTTNews | 3時16分前

European Stocks Close Broadly Higher

European stocks closed broadly higher on Thursday despite paring most of their early gains, after the European Central Bank left its interest rate unchanged for the first time in a year. The ECB held its key interest rates steady, in line with expectations.

RTTNews | 3時36分前

U.S. New Home Sales Rebound Much Less Than Expected In June

After reporting a steep drop by new home sales in the U.S. in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing a modest rebound by new home sales in the month of June. The Commerce Department said new home sales rose by 0.6 percent to an annual rate of 627,000 in June after plummeting by 11.6 percent to a rate of 623,000 in May.

RTTNews | 5時29分前

U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Dip To 217,000

The Labor Department released a report on Thursday unexpectedly showing another modest decrease by first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended July 19th. The report said initial jobless claims edged down to 217,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 221,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to rise to 227,000.

RTTNews | 6時11分前

ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged As Expected

The European Central Bank held its key interest rates steady on Thursday, in line with expectations, as policymakers assessed that price pressures continue to ease, but acknowledged that the economic environment remains highly uncertain mainly due to the trade tariff wars.

RTTNews | 6時55分前

UK Private Sector Growth Moderates On Services Activity

UK private sector output continued to grow in July but the pace of expansion moderated as services activity lost momentum, flash survey results from S&P Global revealed on Thursday. The composite output index slid to 51.0 in July from 52.0 in June. The reading was also above the forecast of 51.9.

RTTNews | 7時35分前

Bay Street Likely To Open On Mixed Note; Trade Talks, Earnings In Focus

Canadian shares are likely to open on a mixed note Thursday morning with investors focusing on trade talks between Canadian and U.S. officials, and reacting to the latest batch of economic data. The focus will also be on U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the Federal Reserve today. Ahead of next week's policy meeting of the Fed, the visit looks significant.

RTTNews | 8時6分前

EURUSD	1.17469	GBPUSD	1.35045	AUDUSD	0.65878
USDJPY	146.997	USDCAD	1.36534	USDCHF	0.79551

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DAX Gains On Rate Cut Optimism