European Economics Preview: Germany Economic Confidence, Final Inflation Data Due

Swiss Market Ends On Positive Note

The Switzerland market, which held firm till well past noon on Wednesday after a steady start, suffered a setback in the final hour, but managed to recover in the closing minutes to sign off on a positive note. Easing worries about tariffs and some strong results helped underpin sentiment.

RTTNews | 54 minutes ago

Major European Markets Close Higher As Investors React To Earnings, Economic Data

The major European markets closed higher on Wednesday amid easing trade tensions, and on largely encouraging quarterly results from several big name companies. Investors also digested a slew of regional economic data, and U.S. GDP report.

RTTNews | 1h 23min ago

TSX Down Nearly 1% Despite Coming Off Early Lows

Despite staging a fairly strong recovery after an early setback, the Canadian market remains firmly down in negative territory a little past noon on Wednesday, with stocks from energy, technology and healthcare sectors reeling under selling pressure. Disappointing Canadian and U.S. GDP data, and Trump administration's policy uncertainty are weighing on sentiment.

RTTNews | 2h 7min ago

German Inflation At 6-Month Low, Core Figure Accelerates First Time In 4 Months

Germany's consumer price inflation slowed for a second straight month in April to its lowest level in six months as energy prices continued to fall, but the core price growth accelerated for the first time since December as services cost growth increased, which warrants caution from the European Central Bank that is set to reduce interest rates further.

RTTNews | 2h 17min ago

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.

RTTNews | 3h 52min ago

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.

RTTNews | 3h 55min ago

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.

RTTNews | 4h 38min ago

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.

RTTNews | 4h 47min ago

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USDJPY	142.933	USDCAD	1.37911	USDCHF	0.82335

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European Economics Preview: Germany Economic Confidence, Final Inflation Data Due