Singapore GDP Data Due On Thursday

U.S. Dollar Advances As Weekly Jobless Claims Drop To Eight-month Low

The U.S. dollar rose against its major counterparts in the New York session on Thursday, as the nation's jobless claims came in below economists' forecasts last week, supporting expectations that the Federal Reserve will slow the pace of rate cuts going forward.

RTTNews | 6h 4min ago

Canadian Market Remains Firm Despite Coming Off Early Highs

The Canadian market remains firmly placed in positive territory Thursday afternoon despite paring a significant portion of early gains. Materials and energy stocks have moved higher thanks to firm commodity prices. Encouraging manufacturing activity data is aiding sentiment.

RTTNews | 6h 9min ago

European Stocks Close First Trading Session Of New Year On Bright Note

European stocks shrugged off early weakness and closed on a positive note on Thursday, the first trading session in 2025, despite data showing a sharp contraction in manufacturing activity in most of the major economies in the region in the month of December, persisting concerns on the geopolitical front.

RTTNews | 7h 54min ago

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Flat In November

With an uptick by spending on private construction offset by a dip in spending on public construction, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing U.S. construction spending was virtually unchanged in the month of November. The Commerce Department construction spending crept up by less than a tenth of a percent to an annual rate of $2.153 trillion in November.

RTTNews | 10h 30min ago

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Dip To Eight-Month Low

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly edged lower in the week ended December 28th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless claims slipped to 211,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level of 220,000.

RTTNews | 11h 22min ago

U.S. Weekly Jobless Unexpectedly Claims Dip To 211,000

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly edged lower in the week ended December 28th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday.

RTTNews | 12h 17min ago

Bay Street Likely To Open First Session Of 2025 On Positive Note

Higher Canadian and U.S. futures and rising crude oil and bullion prices indicate a positive open for the Canadian market Thursday morning. Weak manufacturing activity data from major European countries may hurt a bit.

RTTNews | 12h 56min ago

UK Nationwide House Price Growth Tops Expectations

UK house prices posted a faster-than-expected growth and ended 2024 on a strong footing, the Nationwide Building Society said Thursday. House prices grew 4.7 percent year-on-year in December, faster than the 3.7 percent increase in November and also stronger than economists' forecast of 3.8 percent gain.

RTTNews | 13h 32min ago

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