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Australia Building Approval Data Due On Monday
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Monday release November numbers for building approvals, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In October, approvals were down 6.0 percent on month and 6.4 percent on year.
Also, the markets in Japan are closed on Monday for Coming of Age Day and will re-open on Tuesday.
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U.S. Pending Home Sales Unexpectedly Spike 6.1% March
Partly reflecting a substantial increase in the South, the National Association of Realtors released a report on Wednesday showing an unexpected spike by pending home sales in the U.S. in the month of March. NAR said its pending home sales index surged by 6.1 percent to 76.5 in March after jumping by 2.1 percent to a revised to 72.1 in February.
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U.S. Consumer Prices Virtually Unchanged In March, In Line With Estimates
A closely watched report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday showed U.S. consumer prices were virtually unchanged in the month of March. The Commerce Department said its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index edged down by less than a tenth of a percent in March after rising by an upwardly revised 0.4 percent in February.
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Chicago Business Barometer Drops More Than Expected In April
MNI Indicators released a report on Wednesday showing its reading on Chicago-area business activity fell by more than expected in the month of April.
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U.S. GDP Unexpectedly Dips In First Quarter As Imports Soar
The Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing the U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter of 2025. The report said real gross domestic product fell by 0.3 percent in the first quarter after surging by 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. Economists had expected GDP to rise by 0.4 percent.
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U.S. Private Sector Job Growth Falls Well Short Of Expectations In April
Payroll processor ADP released a report on Wednesday showing private sector employment in the U.S. increased by much less than expected in the month of April. ADP said private sector employment climbed by 62,000 jobs in April after surging by a downwardly revised 147,000 jobs in March.
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Eurozone GDP Growth Gains Strength In Q1
Euro area economic growth accelerated in the first quarter as exports may have benefited from higher demand from the U.S. ahead of the imposition of higher trade tariffs. The quarterly growth in gross domestic product doubled to 0.4 percent from 0.2 percent seen in the fourth quarter of 2024, preliminary flash estimates from Eurostat showed on Wednesday.
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U.S. GDP Unexpectedly Dips 0.3% In First Quarter
The Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing the U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter of 2025.
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Indian Rupee Rises On Trade-deal Hopes
The Indian rupee strengthened against the U.S. dollar in the European session on Wednesday, as investor mood was bolstered by trade-deal prospects and foreign fund inflows.
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