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March 20, 2026
EUR traded at 1.1549 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
In January, the euro area trade balance shifted to a deficit primarily due to a decrease in exports. The trade balance recorded a shortfall of EUR 1.9 billion, contrasting with a surplus of EUR 11.2 billion in December. In the same month last year, the deficit was EUR 1.4 billion.
Exports decreased 7.6% from last year, in contrast to the 3.3% increase in December. At the same time, imports dropped 7.3%. On a seasonally basis, exports decreased 1.9% and imports dropped 2.8% in January. As a result, the trade surplus rose to EUR 12.1 billion from EUR 10.3 billion in December.
Further, the E.U. balance shifted to an overall deficit of EUR 5.9 billion, from a surplus of EUR 12.3 billion recorded in December. In 2025, the E.U. recorded a surplus of EUR 130.0 billion, compared with EUR 140.2 billion in the previous year. The extra-EU exports of goods rose by 1.9%, and imports grew 2.4% compared with 2024. 03/20/2026 - 07:07:00 (RTTNews)
The euro area current account surplus increased in January to the highest level since June 2024. The current account surplus rose to EUR 38 billion from EUR 13 billion in December. This was the highest since June 2024, when the surplus totaled EUR 46.7 billion.
The surplus on trade in goods increased to EUR 33 billion from EUR 19 billion, and that on services rose to EUR 16 billion from EUR 14 billion. Primary income showed a surplus of EUR 4 billion compared to a shortfall of EUR 4 billion in the previous month. The shortfall in secondary income remained unchanged at EUR 15 billion. During the twelve months to January, the current account surplus declined to EUR 261 billion, or 1.6% of euro area GDP, from EUR 377 billion, or 2.5% a year earlier. 03/20/2026 - 06:41:00 (RTTNews)
The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, as European stocks traded higher as oil prices moderated in response to the efforts by the U.S. and Israel to ease concerns about ongoing fuel supply issues.
Recently, the Bank of Japan continued to support a tighter monetary policy while keeping interest rates unchanged. In the European trading today, the yen fell to a 2-day low of 183.52 against the euro and a 1-week low of 212.77 against the British pound, from early highs of 182.60 and 211.81. 03/20/2026 - 06:48:00 (RTTNews)
Hong Kong's consumer price inflation increased in February to the highest level in nine months. The consumer price index (CPI) climbed 1.7% year-over-year in February, faster than January's rise of 1.1%. Moreover, this was the highest inflation rate since May 2025, when prices rose 1.9%.
Food inflation rose to 0.9% from 0.5%, and the annual price growth in transportation quickened to 4.3% from 1.1%. Inflation based on utilities also accelerated to 3.5% from 3.0%, while clothing and footwear prices continued to decline by 3.4%.
The underlying inflation also climbed to 1.6% in February from 1.0% the previous month. The average monthly rate of increase in the composite CPI for the 3-month period ending February was 0.2%. 03/20/2026 - 08:02:00 (RTTNews)
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