International Financial News

U.S. Producer Prices Climb Much More Than Expected In February

03/18/2026 - 08:35 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Producer prices in the U.S. increased by much more than expected in the month of February, according to a report released by ...Full Story»

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Malta HICP Inflation Remains Stable At 2.3%

03/18/2026 - 08:16 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Malta's EU measure of inflation held steady in February, data from the National Statistics Office showed on Wednesday. The harmonized index of consumer ...Full Story»

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Portugal Producer Prices Fall 3.5%

03/18/2026 - 07:57 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Portugal's producer prices continued their declining trend in February, figures from Statistics Portugal showed on Wednesday. The producer price index fell 3.5 percent ...Full Story»

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Irish Residential Property Price Inflation Rises To 7.0%

03/18/2026 - 07:40 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Ireland's residential property price inflation accelerated slightly for the second straight month in February, data from the Central Statistics Office showed on ...Full Story»

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Hong Kong Jobless Rate Falls To 3.8%

03/18/2026 - 06:47 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Hong Kong's unemployment rate decreased slightly in the December to February period, labor force statistics from the Census and Statistics Department showed ...Full Story»

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Eurozone Inflation Rises As Estimated

03/18/2026 - 06:24 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Eurozone inflation increased in February, as initially estimated, driven by faster service sector price growth and moderated energy cost decline, final data ...Full Story»

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Slovakia HICP Inflation Eases To 4.0%

03/18/2026 - 06:25 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Slovakia's EU measure of inflation moderated in February after rising in the previous month, data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak ...Full Story»

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Iceland Central Bank Hikes Policy Rates By 25 Bps

03/18/2026 - 05:44 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Iceland's central bank decided to raise the interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday as inflation expectations increased amid the escalation ...Full Story»

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South African Inflation Eases To 3.0%, Lowest In 8 Months

03/18/2026 - 05:09 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - South Africa's consumer price inflation softened more-than-expected in February to the lowest level in eight months, figures from Statistics South Africa showed ...Full Story»

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Austria Inflation Confirmed At 2.2%

03/18/2026 - 04:50 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Austria's consumer price inflation increased somewhat as initially estimated in February, the latest data from Statistics Austria showed on Wednesday. The consumer price ...Full Story»

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European Economic News Preview: Eurozone Final Inflation Data Due

03/18/2026 - 03:47 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Final inflation from the euro area is the only major economic report due on Wednesday. At 4.00 am ET, final inflation data ...Full Story»

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Australia Leading Index Growth Remains Stable

03/18/2026 - 02:20 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Australia leading index logged steady growth in February but remained weak compared to the last year, Westpac said Wednesday. The six-month annualized growth ...Full Story»

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Japan February Trade Surplus Y57.269 Billion

03/17/2026 - 20:43 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Japan posted a seasonally adjusted merchandise trade surplus of 57.296 billion yen in February, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. That exceeded ...Full Story»

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