European Economic News Preview: France Payroll Employment Data Due
(RTTNews) - Payroll employment from France is the only major economic report due on Thursday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.
At 1.30 am ET, France's statistical office INSEE releases payroll employment data for the fourth quarter.
At 2.00 am ET, Statistics Sweden is scheduled to issue GDP, industrial production and new orders data for January.
At 3.00 am ET, the Czech Statistical Office publishes foreign trade data for January. The trade balance is forecast to show a surplus of CZK 15.3 billion compared to a shortfall of CZK 1.2 billion in December.
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U.S. Consumer Confidence Tumbles Much More Than Expected In February
A report released by the Conference Board on Tuesday showed a significant deterioration by U.S. consumer confidence in the month of February. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index tumbled to 98.3 in February from an upwardly revised 105.3 in January. Economists had expected the consumer confidence index to dip to 103.0 from the 104.1 originally reported for the previous month.
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Pred 5 h 53 min
Bay Street Likely To Open Higher, But Tariff Jitters, Weak Commodities May Weigh
Canadian shares may open higher Tuesday morning on bank earnings, but weak commodities and tariff jitters could limit market's upside.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Monday tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports remain "on time and on schedule," raising fears of a prolonged trade war.
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Pred 7 h 40 min
Home Depot Q4 Beats Market; Sees Weak Earnings, Higher Sales In FY25; Stock Drops
Home Depot Inc., while reporting higher fourth-quarter results above market estimates, on Tuesday issed fiscal 2025 guidance, expecting weak earnings, but higher sales and comparable sales. Further, the home improvement retailer announced higher quarterly dividend. In pre-market activity on the NYSE, Home Depot shares were losing around 2.4 percent.
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Pred 9 h 29 min
Yen Rises On BoJ Rate Hike Bets
The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday amid rising speculation that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will hike interest rates further.
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Pred 9 h 30 min
FTSE Advances; Smith & Nephew Climb Higher On Results
U.K. stocks are modestly higher Tuesday morning with investors digesting some earnings updates and other corporate news while continuing to follow the developments in Germany where a new government is set to take charge soon. Worries about fresh U.S. tariffs and uncertainty about the Trump administration's economic policies limit market's upside.
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Pred 10 h 36 min
Sensex, Nifty End Marginally Higher
Indian shares eked out modest gains on Tuesday as investors hunted for bargains after a sharp decline over the last five trading sessions.
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Pred 10 h 46 min
CAC 40 Down Marginally In Cautious Trade
French stocks are down slightly Tuesday morning as worries about an imminent start of fresh U.S. levies on Mexico and Canada, and tightening restrictions on China's chip industries weigh on investor sentiment.
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Pred 11 h 3 min
Yen Rises Against Majors
The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday.
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Pred 11 h 11 min
