CAC 40 Gains On Rate Cut Bets

Asian Shares Mixed After China Data

Asian stocks ended mixed on Friday as a slew of Chinese data backed calls for more stimulus.

RTTNews | 4h 13min ago

Australian Dollar Rises After China GDP Data

The Australian dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday, after China's economy grew at the slowest pace in more than a year in the third quarter.

RTTNews | 4h 56min ago

Google Names Nick Fox New Search Head, Prabhakar Raghavan Chief Technologist In AI Reshuffle

Tech major Google LLC announced reshuffle to its group structure and leadership roles in Artificial Intelligence to prepare its Knowledge & Information team for the Gemini era. With the move, the company aims to strengthen its race in AI, which moves faster than any other technology, amid surging competition. Prabhakar Raghavan, who has been leading Knowledge & Information, which includes Search,

RTTNews | 5h 15min ago

UK Retail Sales Rise Unexpectedly

UK retail sales logged an unexpected growth in September on higher sales of technology products, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. Retail sales grew 0.3 percent on month in September, confounding expectations for a 0.3 percent fall. This marked the third consecutive increase. Sales had increased 1.0 percent in August and 0.8 percent in July.

RTTNews | 5h 18min ago

Australian Dollar Rises Against Majors

The Australian dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday.

RTTNews | 6h 31min ago

European Economic News Preview: UK Retail Sales Data Due

Retail sales data from the UK is the major economic report due on Friday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics releases UK retail sales data for September. Sales are forecast to fall 0.3 percent on a monthly basis, reversing an increase of 1.0 percent in August.

RTTNews | 6h 47min ago

China Economy Logs Weakest Growth Since Early 2023

China's economy grew at the slowest pace in more than a year in the third quarter despite an improvement in retail sales as the property market continued to be a major drag on growth. Gross domestic product expanded 4.6 percent on a yearly basis in the third quarter, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday. This was the weakest growth since the first quarter of 2023.

RTTNews | 6h 55min ago

European Shares Seen Tad Lower After Mixed China Data

European stocks look set to open a tad lower on Friday as mixed Chinese data released earlier today coupled with the lack of concrete stimulus details stirred concerns about the country's economic trajectory.

RTTNews | 7h 8min ago

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