DAX Firm On Earnings, Growth Optimism

Bay Street Likely To Open Lower

Lower Canadian and U.S. futures and weak metal prices point to a negative start on Bay Street Thursday morning.

RTTNews | 5h 1min ago

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens More Than Expected In January

Reflecting a spike by the value of imports, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing the U.S. trade deficit widened by more than expected in the month of January.

RTTNews | 5h 6min ago

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Dip More Than Expected

With the more closely watched monthly jobs report looming, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by more than expected in the week ended March 3rd.

RTTNews | 5h 10min ago

Eurozone Retail Sales Fall Unexpectedly

Eurozone retail sales declined unexpectedly in January on non-food and auto fuel sales, official data showed on Thursday. Retail sales registered a monthly drop of 0.3 percent, confounding expectations for an increase of 0.1 percent. The statistical office revised up retail sales for December to nil growth from the initial estimate of 0.2 percent fall.

RTTNews | 5h 38min ago

Turkey Central Bank Slashes Rate By 250 Bps

Turkey's central bank lowered its benchmark rate for the third straight time on Thursday as the underlying trend of inflation softened. The Monetary Policy Committee, headed by Yasar Fatih Karahan, decided to reduce the policy rate to 42.5 percent from 45.0 percent, as widely expected. The bank had reduced the rate by 250 basis points each in December and January.

RTTNews | 6h 17min ago

Air France-KLM Stock Climbs On Narrower Q4 Loss, Positive Outlook

Shares of Air France-KLM Group were gaining more than 20 percent in the morning trade in Paris after the airline reported Thursday narrower net loss and significantly higher EBITDA, a key earnings metric, in its fourth quarter amid good growth in passenger traffic, capacity and load factor. Further, the company projects capacity growth in fiscal 2025, and maintained medium term outlook.

RTTNews | 7h 4min ago

FTSE 100 Down More Than 1%

U.K. stocks are down firmly in negative territory Thursday morning with investors taking some profits, while reacting to corporate earnings updates and awaiting the European Central Bank's interest rate decision later in the day.

RTTNews | 7h 21min ago

CAC Modestly Lower On Profit Taking

After a positive start, the French stock market retreated Thursday morning, and is modestly lower now with investors taking some profits at a few frontline counters.

RTTNews | 7h 58min ago

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DAX Firm On Earnings, Growth Optimism