International Financial News

Eurozone Private Sector Expands Most In 9 Months

08/21/2026 - 08:51 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The euro area private sector expanded the most in nine months in August driven by strong growth in manufacturing, flash survey data ...Full Story»

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Irish Wholesale Price Inflation Highest Since October 2022

08/21/2026 - 08:48 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Ireland's wholesale price inflation accelerated in July to the highest level in nearly four years, data from the Central Statistics Office showed ...Full Story»

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German Private Sector Expands As Manufacturing Strength Offsets Services Slump

08/21/2026 - 08:13 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Germany's private sector expanded in August as continued upturn in manufacturing production offset subdued performance across the services economy, flash survey results ...Full Story»

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Turkey Consumer Confidence Improves In August

08/21/2026 - 07:50 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Households in Turkey remained less pessimistic in August, and the confidence rose further to the highest level in more than three years, ...Full Story»

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French Private Sector Contracts On Weaker Services Activity

08/21/2026 - 07:39 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - France's private sector contracted further in August due to the downturn in services activity, survey data from S&P Global showed Friday. The headline ...Full Story»

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Belgium Consumer Confidence Weakens In August

08/21/2026 - 06:27 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Households in Belgium expressed a slightly more pessimistic attitude in August, mainly due to deterioration in macroeconomic expectations, the National Bank of ...Full Story»

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UK Budget Deficit Widens More Than Estimate

08/21/2026 - 06:09 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The UK budget deficit widened more than officially estimated in July as spending growth outpaced receipts despite strong rise in revenues from ...Full Story»

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Denmark Consumer Confidence Rises In August

08/21/2026 - 06:05 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Households in Denmark remained less pessimistic in August, and the confidence index rose to the highest level in six months, figures from ...Full Story»

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Sweden Jobless Rate Falls To 20-month Low

08/21/2026 - 05:02 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Sweden's unemployment rate decreased in July to the lowest level in more than one-and-a-half years, figures from Statistics Sweden showed on Friday. The ...Full Story»

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Japan Inflation Accelerates; Private Sector Growth Improves

08/21/2026 - 04:34 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Japan's headline inflation accelerated to a seven-month high in July on rising food and energy prices, strengthening the expectations for a September ...Full Story»

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Dutch Consumers Slightly Less Pessimistic In August

08/21/2026 - 04:19 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Dutch consumer confidence improved marginally in August as households' assessment of the economy strengthened, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed ...Full Story»

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India Private Sector Growth Improves On Service Expansion

08/21/2026 - 03:29 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - India's private sector growth accelerated somewhat in August as the service sector drove growth, though manufacturing output remained weak, according to flash ...Full Story»

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UK Retail Sales Decline Unexpectedly

08/21/2026 - 02:26 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - UK retail sales dropped unexpectedly in July on weaker non-food store sales, data from the Office for National Statistics revealed Friday. Retail sales ...Full Story»

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