International Financial News

U.S. Housing Starts Unexpectedly Plunge 5.2% September

10/20/2026 - 08:40 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - A report released by the Commerce Department on Monday unexpectedly showed an extended nosedive in new residential construction in the U.S. in ...Full Story»

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German ZEW Economic Sentiment Deteriorates

10/20/2026 - 08:39 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - German economic confidence deteriorated more than expected in October as private spending and investment remained weak due to high energy prices, survey ...Full Story»

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Italy Current Account Surplus Grows In August

10/20/2026 - 08:28 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Italy's current account surplus increased in August from the previous year, the Bank of Italy reported Tuesday. The current account surplus rose ...Full Story»

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Taiwan Export Order Growth Eases To 62.4%

10/20/2026 - 07:06 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Taiwan's export order growth remained strong in September, data released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs showed on Tuesday. Export orders surged 62.4 ...Full Story»

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Spain Trade Gap Widens In August

10/20/2026 - 06:36 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Spain's foreign trade deficit increased in August from a year ago as imports grew faster than exports, preliminary data from the Economy ...Full Story»

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Poland Industrial Production Growth Improves; Producer Price Inflation Highest Since April 2023

10/20/2026 - 06:15 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Poland's industrial production growth accelerated for the first time in three months in September, while producer prices rose at the fastest pace ...Full Story»

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UK Unemployment Rate Falls

10/20/2026 - 05:23 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The UK unemployment rate declined in the three months to August, data from the Office for National Statistics showed Tuesday. The ILO unemployment ...Full Story»

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Swiss Trade Surplus Grows In Q3

10/20/2026 - 03:00 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Switzerland's foreign trade surplus increased in the third quarter as exports grew faster than imports, data from the Federal Customs Administration showed ...Full Story»

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Finland Jobless Rate Rises To 10.4% In September

10/20/2026 - 02:31 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Finland's unemployment rate increased in September to the highest level in four months, figures from Statistics Finland showed on Tuesday. The jobless rate ...Full Story»

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China Keeps Loan Prime Rate Unchanged

10/20/2026 - 01:28 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - China maintained its loan prime rates for seventeenth consecutive month, as widely expected, on Tuesday. The People's Bank of China left its one-year ...Full Story»

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PBoC Loan Rate Due On Tuesday

10/19/2026 - 18:01 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The People's Bank of China will on Tuesday announce its loan prime rate for October, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic ...Full Story»

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U.S. Housing Market Index Drops To Fourteen-Year Low In October

10/19/2026 - 10:29 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - A report released by the National Association of Home Builders on Monday showed a bigger-than-expected deterioration in U.S. homebuilder sentiment in the ...Full Story»

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China GDP Growth Beats Expectations

10/19/2026 - 05:25 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - China's economic growth accelerated more than expected in the third quarter despite challenges posed by property market downturn and soft domestic demand, ...Full Story»

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