International Financial News

Bank Of Japan Lifts Policy Rate; Hints At More Hikes

12/19/2025 - 06:36 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate by a quarter-point to the highest level in three decades as inflation continued to ...Full Story»

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Italy Consumer Confidence Rises; Business Morale Hits 21-month High

12/19/2025 - 06:08 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Italy's consumer confidence showed some resilience at the end of the year, while composite business confidence improved further to the highest level in nearly two ...Full Story»

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UK Budget Deficit Narrows In November

12/19/2025 - 05:48 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The UK budget deficit hit the lowest for the month of November in four years, the Office for National Statistics reported Friday. ...Full Story»

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UK Retail Sales Fall Unexpectedly

12/19/2025 - 05:31 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - UK retail sales dropped unexpectedly in November as the Black Friday shopping event had a slightly weaker impact than usual, data from ...Full Story»

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German GfK Consumer Confidence Set To Fall

12/19/2025 - 03:59 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - German consumer confidence is set to drop at the start of the year 2026 as rising inflation fears weigh on income expectations ...Full Story»

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Sweden Economic Confidence Strengthens Further

12/19/2025 - 03:56 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Sweden's economic confidence improved for the sixth straight month in December to the highest level in nearly three-and-a-half years, survey results published ...Full Story»

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Turkey Consumer Confidence Weakens In December

12/19/2025 - 03:31 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Turkish consumers expressed a more pessimistic attitude at the end of the year, the survey carried out in cooperation with the Turkish ...Full Story»

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Sweden Retail Sales Rebound 1.1% In November

12/19/2025 - 02:59 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Sweden's retail sales expanded in November after a slight fall in the previous month, figures from Statistics Sweden showed on Friday. Retail sales ...Full Story»

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Dutch Consumer Confidence Remains Stable At -21.0

12/19/2025 - 01:54 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Dutch consumers remained equally pessimistic in December compared to the previous month, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday. The ...Full Story»

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European Economic News Preview: UK Retail Sales & Public Sector Finance Data Due

12/19/2025 - 01:35 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Retail sales and public sector finance from the UK and consumer sentiment from Germany will be in the spotlight on Friday. At 2.00 ...Full Story»

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Malaysia Trade Surplus Shrinks In November

12/19/2025 - 01:30 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Malaysia's foreign trade surplus decreased markedly in November from a year ago as imports grew much faster than exports, data from the ...Full Story»

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Bank Of Japan Raises Policy Rate By 25 Bps

12/18/2025 - 23:12 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate by a quarter-point on Thursday as inflation remains stubbornly above the target. The ...Full Story»

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Japan November Inflation Climbs 2.9% On Year

12/18/2025 - 18:58 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Overall consumer prices in Japan were up 2.9 percent on year in November, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on ...Full Story»

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