Advertisement
DAX Edges Higher Ahead Of Inflation Data
(RTTNews) - German stocks traded higher on Friday ahead of the euro zone inflation print due later in the day.
Amid signs of poor economic growth, some experts think the region might be in a recession this year.
The benchmark DAX was up 76 points, or half a percent, at 15,862 after closing 0.2 percent higher the previous day.
Healthcare stocks advanced, with Fresenius Medical Care rallying 3.7 percent.
Banks Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank were down half a percent and 1.4 percent, respectively.
Eurozone bond yields declined, with the German 10-year Bund yield falling by 6 basis points to 2.534 percent from 2.598 percent after U.S. Treasury yields fell to two-month lows on Thursday on weak U.S. data.
read more
South Korea Shares May Extend Losing Streak
The South Korea stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, tumbling more than 135 points or 3.9 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just shy of the 3,120-point plateau and it's likely to take further damage on Monday.
RTTNews
|
10 minutos atrás
Japan Monetary Base Data Due On Monday
Japan will on Monday release July figures for monetary base, highlighting a very light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In June, the base was down 3.3 percent on year.
RTTNews
|
1 h 10 min atrás
U.S. Dollar Falls As Weak Jobs Data Lifts Rate Cut Hopes
The U.S. dollar weakened against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday, as weaker-than-expected jobs data for July strengthened expectations of a Fed rate cut in September.
RTTNews
|
2 dias atrás
European Stocks Close Sharply Lower As Trump's Tariff Move Hurts Sentiment
European stocks tumbled on Friday, recording one of their worst sessions in several months, as sweeping fresh tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump raised fears of a global economic slowdown, prompting investors to press selling across the board.
RTTNews
|
2 dias atrás
Canadian Market Remains Firmly Down In Negative Territory On Tariff Worries
The Canadian market got off to a weak start Friday morning and slipped deeper into the red subsequently, as U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement rendered the mood bearish.
RTTNews
|
2 dias atrás
U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Sees Further Downside In June
The Commerce Department released a report on Friday unexpectedly showing a continued decrease by U.S. construction spending in the month of June. The report said construction spending fell by 0.4 percent to an annual rate of $2.136 trillion in June after sliding by 0.5 percent to a revised rate of $2.144 trillion in May.
RTTNews
|
2 dias atrás
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Improves Marginally Less Than Previously Estimated In July
Revised data released by the University of Michigan on Friday showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. improved marginally less than previously estimated in the month of July. The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index for July was downwardly revised to 61.7 from a preliminary reading of 61.8. Economists had expected the index to be upwardly revised to 62.0.
RTTNews
|
2 dias atrás
U.S. Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Dips To Nine-Month Low In July
Manufacturing activity in the U.S. unexpectedly contracted at a slightly faster rate in the month of July, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Friday. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI edged down to 48.0 in July after inching up to 49.0 in June with a reading below 50 indicating contraction.
RTTNews
|
2 dias atrás
