International Financial News

New Zealand Has NZ$1.920 Billion Trade Surplus

05/20/2026 - 19:29 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - New Zealand posted a merchandise trade surplus of NZ$1.920 billion in April, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday. That blew away expectations for ...Full Story»

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Australia Unemployment Data Due On Thursday

05/20/2026 - 18:04 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Thursday release April numbers for unemployment, highlighting a bust day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The jobless rate is expected to ...Full Story»

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South Korea Producer Prices Jump 2.5% In April

05/20/2026 - 17:37 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Producer prices in South Korea climbed 2.5 percent on month in April, the Bank of Korea said on Thursday - up from ...Full Story»

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Fed Minutes Provide Details About Unusually Divided Vote

05/20/2026 - 14:17 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - While the Federal Reserve's decision to once again leave interest rates unchanged last month was widely anticipated, the vote on the decision ...Full Story»

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Twenty-Year Bond Auction Attracts Below Average Demand

05/20/2026 - 13:08 PM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The Treasury Department announced the results of this month's auction of $16 billion worth of twenty-year bonds on Wednesday, revealing the sale ...Full Story»

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U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Plunge Much More Than Expected

05/20/2026 - 10:36 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The Energy Information Administration released a report on Wednesday showing crude oil inventories in the U.S. tumbled by much more than expected ...Full Story»

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Luxembourg Jobless Rate Remains Stable At 6.3%

05/20/2026 - 10:20 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Luxembourg's unemployment rate held steady for the third straight month in April, data from the statistical office showed on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted ...Full Story»

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Slovakia HICP Inflation Rises In April

05/20/2026 - 10:00 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Slovakia's EU measure of inflation increased in April to the highest level in three months, data from the Statistical Office of the ...Full Story»

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Italy Construction Output Falls 0.7% In March

05/20/2026 - 09:30 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Italy's construction output decreased for the fifth successive month in March, according to the provisional data released by the statistical office Istat ...Full Story»

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U.K. Inflation Softens On Lower Energy Bills

05/20/2026 - 08:50 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - U.K. consumer price inflation eased more than expected in April reflecting the fall in energy bills due to the price cap but ...Full Story»

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Belgium Consumer Confidence Weakens Further

05/20/2026 - 08:30 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Households in Belgium expressed a more pessimistic attitude in May, mainly due to continued unemployment concerns, the National Bank of Belgium said ...Full Story»

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Taiwan Export Order Growth Eases In April

05/20/2026 - 08:00 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - Taiwan's export order growth moderated in April after rebounding sharply in the previous month, according to data released by the Ministry of ...Full Story»

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Czech Producer Prices Rise 1.0% In April

05/20/2026 - 07:34 AM (RTTNews)
(RTTNews) - The Czech Republic's industrial producer prices logged a renewed increase in April, figures from the Czech Statistical Office showed on Wednesday. The industrial ...Full Story»

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