International Financial News

German Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged

08/28/2026 - 09:22 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Germany's unemployment rate remained unchanged in August, data from the Federal Employment Agency revealed Friday. The jobless rate held steady at 6.4 percent ...Full Story»

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Eurozone Economic Confidence Improves To 7-Month High

08/28/2026 - 08:38 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Eurozone economic confidence improved to a seven-month high in August driven by higher sentiment in industry, services and retail trade, monthly survey ...Full Story»

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Swiss KOF Leading Indicator Strongest Since November 2021

08/28/2026 - 08:12 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - A measure signaling future turning points in the Swiss economy strengthened unexpectedly in August to the highest level in nearly five years, ...Full Story»

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Turkey Trade Gap Widens In July

08/28/2026 - 07:45 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Turkey's foreign trade deficit increased in July from a year ago as imports grew faster than exports, the Turkish Statistical Institute reported ...Full Story»

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Italy Consumer Confidence Rises To 6-month High; Business Morale Improves Further

08/28/2026 - 07:32 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Corrects first para Confidence among Italian households remained less pessimistic in August as the level rose to the highest in six months, and business confidence ...Full Story»

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Italy Consumer Confidence Rises To 6-month High; Business Morale Improves Further

08/28/2026 - 07:14 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Confidence among Italian households remained less pessimistic in July, and the confidence level rose to the highest level in six months, and business confidence ...Full Story»

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France Narrowly Avoids Recession In Q2

08/28/2026 - 06:51 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The French economy narrowly avoided recession in the second quarter as hot summer weighed on agriculture production, making the government's full-year growth ...Full Story»

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Norway Retail Sales Fall 0.7% In July

08/28/2026 - 06:46 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Norway's retail sales declined in July after rebounding in the previous month, preliminary data from Statistics Norway showed on Friday. The volume of ...Full Story»

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German Import Price Inflation Accelerates

08/28/2026 - 05:02 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Germany's import price inflation accelerated in July as prices of intermediate goods and energy increased sharply amid tensions in the Middle East, ...Full Story»

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Czech Q2 GDP Growth Confirmed At 0.4%

08/28/2026 - 04:58 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Czechia's economic growth accelerated somewhat as initially estimated in the second quarter, the latest data from the statistical office showed on Friday. Gross ...Full Story»

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Swedish Q2 GDP Rebounds More Than Estimated

08/28/2026 - 04:24 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Sweden's economy expanded more than initially estimated in the June quarter, marking its fastest growth in over two years, the latest data from Statistics ...Full Story»

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Finland Q2 GDP Growth Revised Lower

08/28/2026 - 03:00 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Finland's economy expanded at a slower pace than initially projected in the second quarter, the latest data from Statistics Finland showed on ...Full Story»

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Japan Jobless Rate Falls To 2.4% In July

08/27/2026 - 19:40 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The unemployment rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 2.4 percent in July, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ...Full Story»

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