International Financial News

U.S. Housing Starts Pull Back Much Less Than Expected In April

05/21/2026 - 08:39 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - New residential construction in the U.S. pulled back by much less than expected in the month of April, according to a report ...Full Story»

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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Edge Lower

05/21/2026 - 08:34 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first time-claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly edged lower in the week ended ...Full Story»

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Italy Current Account Surplus Grows In March

05/21/2026 - 07:56 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Italy's current account surplus increased notably in March from the previous year, the Bank of Italy reported Thursday. The current account surplus rose ...Full Story»

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Hong Kong Inflation Remains Stable At 1.7%

05/21/2026 - 07:26 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Hong Kong's consumer price inflation held steady for the second straight month in April, data released by the Census and Statistics Department ...Full Story»

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Swiss Industrial Output Shrinks 7.1% In Q1

05/21/2026 - 06:48 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Switzerland's industrial production declined at the steepest pace in nearly six years, provisional data from the Federal Statistical Office showed on Thursday. Industrial ...Full Story»

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Eurozone Private Sector Downturn Deepens

05/21/2026 - 06:33 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The euro area private sector registered a renewed contraction in April as the war in the Middle East took its toll on ...Full Story»

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German Private Sector Contracts

05/21/2026 - 06:00 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Germany's private sector contracted in May amid a backdrop of weakening demand and high inflationary pressures, flash survey data from S&P Global ...Full Story»

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Swedish Jobless Rate Falls To 8.7% In April

05/21/2026 - 05:47 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Sweden's jobless rate decreased in April after rising to a 10-month high in the previous month, figures from Statistics Sweden showed on ...Full Story»

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French Private Sector Shrinks Most Since 2020

05/21/2026 - 05:06 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - France's private sector contracted at the sharpest pace in five-and-a-half years in May, flash survey data from S&P Global revealed Thursday. The flash ...Full Story»

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Dutch Consumer Confidence Weakest In Over 3 Yeras; Jobless Rate Falls To 8-month Low

05/21/2026 - 04:50 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Consumers in the Netherlands remained more negative in May, while the unemployment rate decreased further in April to the lowest level in ...Full Story»

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Indian Private Sector Growth Remains Strong In May

05/21/2026 - 03:35 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - India's private sector activity continued to expand strongly in May, though the pace of growth eased marginally amid weaker increases in domestic ...Full Story»

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Australia Jobless Rate Highest Since 2021

05/21/2026 - 02:20 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Australia's unemployment rate rose to the highest since 2021 in April, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday. The unemployment rate ...Full Story»

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Japan Core Machinery Orders Slump 9.4% In March

05/20/2026 - 20:03 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The value of core machinery orders in Japan was down a seasonally adjusted 9.4 percent on month in March, the Cabinet Office ...Full Story»

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