Monthly GDP and foreign trade from the UK and final inflation from France and Spain are due on Friday, headlining a busy day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics releases UK GDP, industrial production and foreign trade figures. GDP is forecast to grow 0.1 percent on month...

Asian stocks ended mixed on Friday after Chinese leaders pledged more stimulus measures during a two-day huddle of the Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing, a key economic meeting that sets policy priorities for the coming year. Top officials vowed to deliver rate cuts and lower the reserve requirement for banks to maintain economic growth...

Germanys exports declined at the fastest pace in ten months in October mainly due the double-digit fall in demand from the US and overall imports logged a marginal fall, data from Destatis revealed Friday. Exports fell 2.8 percent month-on-month in October, slower than the 1.8 percent decrease in September. This was the biggest fall since...

The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, after the U.K. economy contracted marginally for the second straight month in October largely reflecting the fall in industrial production. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that U.K. real gross domestic product shrank unexpectedly 0.1 percent in October, the...

Eurozone industrial production stagnated in October as growth in capital goods output was offset by falls in energy and consumer goods production, Eurostat reported Friday. Industrial output remained flat in October after declining 1.5 percent in September. The nil growth matched expectations. Among sectors, only the capital goods sector posted growth, up 1.7 percent. Offsetting...

Canadian shares may open with a slightly positive bias Friday morning with energy stocks finding support from higher oil prices. Trading is likely to remain a bit lackluster due to trade war fears and caution ahead of next weeks policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. Data on Canadian manufacturing sales, wholesale sales and new motor...

Import prices in the U.S. unexpectedly edged higher in the month of November, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday. The Labor Department said import prices crept up by 0.1 percent in November, matching the downwardly revised uptick in October. Economists had expected import prices to dip by 0.2 percent compared...

Import prices in the U.S. unexpectedly edged higher in the month of November, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday. The Labor Department said import prices crept up by 0.1 percent in November, matching the downwardly revised uptick in October. Economists had expected import prices to dip by 0.2 percent compared...

The Canadian market is down firmly in negative territory on Friday, extending recent losses, amid concerns about the outlook for global economic growth, and on tariff hike threats by Donald Trump. Materials, energy, healthcare and communications stocks are among the major losers. The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index is down 158.97 or 0.63% at 25,251.74 nearly...