European Economic News Preview: France Industrial Output Data Due

FTSE 100 Rises On Corporate Earnings; BoE Rate Decision In Focus

UK stocks are notably higher Thursday morning, in line with other major markets in Europe, as investors digest a slew of quarterly earnings updates, and await the Bank of England's monetary policy announcement.

RTTNews | 5h 46min ago

Yen Rises As BoJ's Tamura Signals Rate Hikes

The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday, as the Bank of Japan board member Naoki Tamura hinted about possible interest rate increases.

RTTNews | 6h 4min ago

Sensex, Nifty End Slightly Lower Before RBI Policy Outcome

Indian shares ended slightly lower on Thursday amid the expiry of the weekly options of Nifty 50 contracts and the RBI's interest-rate decision on Friday.

RTTNews | 6h 35min ago

CAC 40 Advances As Societe Generale, ArcelorMittal Rally On Earnings

French stocks are up firmly in positive territory Thursday morning as investors shrug off tariff concerns for now, and react to some impressive corporate earnings and data showing an improvement in the nation's construction activity.

RTTNews | 6h 42min ago

UK Construction Sector Contracts For First Time In 11 Months

The UK construction sector shrank in January, ending a 10-month period of expansion due to shrinking orders and rising cost pressures, survey results from S&P Global showed on Thursday. The construction Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 48.1 in January from 53.3 in December. The index registered below the 50.0 threshold for the first time since February 2024.

RTTNews | 6h 46min ago

German Construction Sector Continues To Shrink

Germany's construction sector remained firmly in contraction but the pace of fall softened in January, survey data from S&P Global revealed Thursday. The HCOB construction Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 42.5 in January from 37.8 in December. Although the score was firmly below the neutral 50.0 that separates growth from contraction, the reading was the highest since May 2023.

RTTNews | 7h 38min ago

Commodity Currency's Slide As Crude Oil Prices Drop

The commodity-linked currencies such as Australia, the New Zealand and the Canadian dollars weakened against their major counterparts in the Asian session on Thursday, as the crude oil prices settled sharply lower after data showed a sharp jump in U.S. crude inventories last week.

RTTNews | 7h 44min ago

DAX Rises Nearly 1% On Encouraging Earnings, Economic Data

German stocks are up in positive territory Thursday morning with investors reacting to a slew of earnings updates, and factory orders and construction PMI data, while continuing to assess the U.S. government's trade policies and tariff moves.

RTTNews | 7h 51min ago

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