FTSE 100 Slips On Rate Hike Concerns

Australian Dollar Falls Against Majors

The Australian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday.

RTTNews | 5h 9min ago

Asian Shares Slide As China Deflation Pressure Deepens

Most Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors reacted to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats, a buoyant dollar and disappointing Chinese inflation data.

RTTNews | 5h 21min ago

JCPenney, Sparc Group Merge To Form Catalyst Brands

Department store chain JCPenney announced that it has merged with SPARC Group, a full-service retail enterprise operating Aéropostale, Eddie Bauer, and Forever 21, among others, to launch a new organization, Catalyst Brands. The combination brings together six iconic American retail brands under a unified powerhouse portfolio.

RTTNews | 5h 27min ago

European Economic News Preview: Germany Industrial Output, Trade Data Due

Industrial production and foreign trade from Germany and retail sales from the euro area are the top economic news due on Thursday. At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is slated to issue Germany's industrial output and trade figures. Exports are expected to rebound 2.0 percent on month in November and imports to climb 0.7 percent.

RTTNews | 6h 56min ago

China Inflation Eases To 0.1%; PPI Continues To Drop

China's consumer price inflation softened further in December and producer prices declined for 27 consecutive months despite Beijing initiating stimulus measures to revive domestic demand. Consumer prices grew only 0.1 percent on a yearly basis in December, slower than the 0.2 percent increase seen in November, figures from the National Bureau of Statistics revealed on Thursday.

RTTNews | 7h 3min ago

European Shares May Struggle To Find Footing Amid Economic Uncertainty

European stocks may struggle for direction on Thursday, with trading volumes likely to remain thin due to a holiday in the U.S. to honor the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

RTTNews | 8h 22min ago

Sensex, Nifty Open Lower On Weak Global Cues

Indian shares were subdued on Thursday, tracking weak cues from global markets as Chinese inflation data disappointed and reports suggested that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was mulling a national economic emergency declaration to provide legal justification for a series of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries.

RTTNews | 9h 15min ago

Asian Markets Mostly Lower

Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Thursday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, amid uncertainty about the outlook for interest rates following mixed U.S. jobs data. The minutes of the US Fed's latest monetary policy meeting also did not provide much insight into interest rates other than to suggest officials plan to take a "careful approach" to future decisions.

RTTNews | 10h 28min ago

EURUSD	1.03035	GBPUSD	1.2288	AUDUSD	0.61923
USDJPY	158.081	USDCAD	1.43854	USDCHF	0.91173