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February 20, 2025

United States (U.S.): Weekly Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected; Philly Fed Index Pulls Back Sharply in February

A report released by the Labor Department showed a modest increase in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ending on February 15. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims rose to 219,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level of 214,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to inch up to 215,000 from the 213,000 originally reported the previous week. Meanwhile, the report said the less volatile four-week moving average edged down to 215,250, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average of 216,250. 02/20/2025 - 08:36:00 (RTTNews)

Philadelphia-area manufacturing activity continued to expand in February, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, although the index of activity in the sector pulled back sharply. The Philly Fed said its diffusion index for current general activity plunged to 18.1 in February after skyrocketing to 44.3 in January, but a positive reading still indicates growth. Economists had expected the index to slump to 20.0. Looking ahead, the Philly Fed said firms continue to expect growth over the next six months, although expectations were less widespread. 02/20/2025 - 08:43:00 (RTTNews)

European Union (E.U.): Euro Area Consumer Confidence Improves More Than Expected to Highest In 4 Months

Euro traded at 1.0471 against USD at 9:00 AM PST.

Eurozone consumer confidence strengthened for the second month and at a faster pace to its highest level in four months in February, suggesting that pessimism among households in the single currency bloc is easing despite the increasing threat of a trade tariff war. The flash consumer confidence index rose to -13.6 from -14.2 in January, monthly survey data from the European Commission showed on Thursday. That surpassed the -14.0 reading economists had forecast. The latest score was the strongest since October last year when the confidence reading was -12.5. The consumer confidence index for the EU gained 0.4 percentage points to -12.9 in February. Both confidence readings remained below their long-term average, the commission said. The survey was conducted between February 1 and 19 and included all E.U. countries except Ireland and Spain. The final results of the consumer confidence survey are set to be released along with the monthly economic sentiment survey on February 27. 02/20/2025 - 10:28:00 (RTTNews)

Hong Kong: Inflation Rises To 2.0%

Hong Kong Dollar traded at 7.7754 against USD at 9:00 AM PST.

Hong Kong's CPI increased more-than-expected in January after remaining steady in the previous two months, data released by the Census and Statistics Department showed. The CPI climbed 2.0% year-over-year in January, faster than the 1.4% rise in December. Economists expected inflation to rise to 1.8%. The larger increase was attributable to the waiver of the extra public housing rent payable that ended in December 2024, as well as the increases in inbound and outbound transport fares and basic food prices due to the Chinese New Year effect, the agency said. Food inflation rose 1.2% from 1.0%. Utility costs surged 13.2%, and transport charges were 4.0% more expensive compared to last year. Netting out the effects of all the government's one-off relief measures, underlying inflation was 1.6% versus 1.3% in December. The average monthly rate of increase for the 3-month period ending in January was 0.1%. 02/20/2025 - 06:31:00 (RTTNews)