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April 16, 2026
Industrial production in the U.S. decreased in March, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday. Industrial production fell by 0.5% in March after climbing by 0.7% in February. The decrease in industrial production partly reflected significant pullbacks in utilities and mining output.
Utilities output tumbled by 2.3% in March after jumping by 1.8% in February, while mining output slumped by 1.2% in March after surging by 2.1% in February. The Fed said mining output also edged by 0.1% in March following a 0.4% increase in February.
The report also said capacity utilization in the industrial sector fell to 75.7% in March from 76.1% in February. The utilities sector slid to 70.3%, the mining sector fell to 84.5% and the manufacturing sector dipped to 75.3%. 04/16/2026 - 10:53:00 (RTTNews)
A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits pulled back in the week ended April 11. Initial jobless claims fell to 207,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's 218,000. The decrease came a week after jobless claims jumped to their highest level since hitting 230,000 in the week ended February 7.
Meanwhile, the report said the less volatile four-week moving average crept up to 209,750, an increase of 500 from the previous week's average of 209,250. The Labor Department said continuing claims, a reading on the number of people receiving ongoing unemployment assistance, also climbed by 31,000 to 1.818 million in the week ended April 4. The four-week moving average of continuing claims still slipped by 8,250 to 1,813,250, hitting its lowest level since the week ended June 1, 2024. 04/16/2026 - 09:29:00 (RTTNews)
Euro traded at 1.1781 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
Eurozone inflation accelerated in March, reaching its strongest level since mid-2024. The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) rose 2.6% on a yearly basis in March. This followed a 1.9% rise in February. A similar higher inflation was last seen in July 2024. On a monthly basis, HICP moved up 1.3% in March.
Core inflation that excludes energy, food, alcohol, and tobacco prices, eased to 2.3 from 2.4% in February. Energy prices rebounded 5.1% after a 3.1% drop. Meanwhile, services inflation eased to 3.2% from 3.4. Similarly, food inflation softened to 2.4% from 2.5%. Non-energy industrial goods prices also grew at a slower pace of 0.5%, following a 0.7% gain in February. 04/16/2026 - 05:30:00 (RTTNews)
British Pound traded at 1.3537 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
The U.K. economy logged robust growth in February before the outbreak of the war in the Middle East. Gross domestic product (GDP) logged a monthly growth of 0.5% in February, outpacing the 0.1% expansion in January.
On the production side, the dominant service sector expanded by 0.5% and construction output advanced 1.0% in February. Industrial production grew 0.5%, following successive falls of 0.1% in January and a 0.4% drop in December. Meanwhile, manufacturing output edged down 0.1% from January's 0.2% increase.
Compared to the same period last year, GDP advanced 1.0% in February. On a yearly basis, industrial production slid 0.4%, and manufacturing dropped 0.5% in February. In the three months to February, real GDP expanded 0.5%, following a growth of 0.3% in the three months to January. GDP grew 0.8% from the same three months a year ago.
The visible trade deficit widened to GBP 18.79 billion in February from GBP 15.1 billion in January. Exports of goods dropped 3.9%, while imports increased 4.7% from the prior month. The total trade balance showed a shortfall of GBP 720 million compared to a surplus of GBP 3.0 billion a month ago. 04/16/2026 - 04:02:00 (RTTNews)
China's economy grew in the first quarter, but the war in the Middle East darkens prospects due to supply-side shocks and its heavy reliance on energy imports. The GDP increased 5.0% on a yearly basis in the first quarter.
On a quarterly basis, GDP gained 1.3% but was slightly weaker. Industrial production growth eased to 5.7% in March from 6.3% in January and February. Similarly, retail sales grew at a slower pace of 1.7% year-on-year in March, compared to the January through February period's 2.8% expansion.
In the first quarter, fixed asset investment posted an expansion of 1.7% after rising 1.8% in the January to February period. Property investment declined 11.2%. The urban unemployment rate rose unexpectedly to 5.4% in March from 5.3% in February. 04/16/2026 - 00:54:00 (RTTNews)
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