European Economic News Preview: UK GDP & Foreign Trade Data Due

FTSE 100 Down Marginally; Endeavour Mining Rises On Strong Earnings

The U.K. market is down marginally Thursday afternoon with investors digesting the latest batch of economic data and earnings updates, and continuing to monitor the developments on the trade front.

RTTNews | 1h 6min ago

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Much More Than Expected

A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by much more than expected in the week ended April 26th.

RTTNews | 1h 8min ago

Tesla Chair Denies Report Of CEO Search To Replace Elon Musk

Tesla Inc. chair Robyn Denholm has denied a Wall Street Journal report that its board was searching for a replacement for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. On the social media platform X, she called the report as "absolutely false." Shares of Tesla had fallen around 3 percent on Wednesday's trading following the news. However, with the denial of the report, the stock is currently gaining.

RTTNews | 3h 15min ago

UK Mortgage Approvals Lowest In 8 Months

UK mortgage approvals decreased to the lowest level in eight months in March despite home buyers rushing to complete the transactions ahead of the rise in stamp duty, official data revealed on Thursday. Mortgage approvals decreased 800 to 64,309 in March, the Bank of England said. Approvals for house purchases, an indicator of future borrowing, decreased for the third straight month.

RTTNews | 4h 7min ago

U.S. Dollar Rises Amid Hopes On U.S.-China Trade Deal

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/01/trump-tariffs-us-china-talks-ftse-100-markets-latest-news/

RTTNews | 5h 16min ago

U.S. Dollar Rises Against Majors

The U.S. dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday.

RTTNews | 6h 39min ago

Yen Slides As Bank Of Japan Retains Rate As Expected

The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday, after the Bank of Japan left its interest rate unchanged for the second consecutive meeting and downgraded its growth projections citing trade tariff threats.

RTTNews | 7h 7min ago

Commodity Currencies Rise Amid Risk-on Mood

The commodity currencies such as Australia, the New Zealand and the Canadian dollars strengthened against their major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday amid increased risk-on mood, as traders booked some profits after the recent upside in markets and a report showing the U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank in the first three months of 2025 generated some optimism about the outlook for interest rates.

RTTNews | 7h 22min ago

EURUSD	1.13189	GBPUSD	1.33191	AUDUSD	0.63868
USDJPY	144.654	USDCAD	1.37993	USDCHF	0.82812

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European Economic News Preview: UK GDP & Foreign Trade Data Due