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Japan Producer Price Data Due On Monday
(RTTNews) - Japan will on Monday release November numbers for producer prices, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
Producer prices are expected to rise 0.5 percent on month and 8.9 percent on year, easing from 0.6 percent on month and 9.1 percent on year in October.
Australia will see October job advertisement data from ANZ; in September, job ads were down 0.5 percent on month.
Finally, the markets in Thailand are closed on Monday in observance of Constitution Day and will reopen on Tuesday.
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Australian Market Modestly Lower
The Australian market is trading modestly lower on Thursday, extending the losses in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling below the 8,800 level, with weakness across most sectors led by mining and energy stocks.
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The U.S. dollar climbed against its major counterparts in the New York session on Wednesday, as the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate and projected two more reductions for this year.
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Swiss Market Ends Marginally Down
After a weak start and a subsequent long spell in negative territory, the Switzerland market briefly moved above the flat line in late afternoon trade on Wednesday, but failed to sustain momentum and settled marginally down with a few frontline stocks turning weak again.
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European Markets Close Mixed After Cautious Session
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Canadian Market Modestly Higher At Noon; BoC Lowers Interest Rate
Canadian stocks are up in positive territory around noon on Wednesday with investors reacting to the Bank of Canada's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. The recent weak labor market data and economic slowdown have raised prospects of further easing by the Canadian central bank.
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Bank Of Canada Lowers Interest Rates By A Quarter Point
After leaving interest rates unchanged for three straight meetings, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced its widely expected decision to lower rates by a quarter point. The Bank of Canada said it decided to reduce its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent, with the Bank Rate at 2.75 percent and the deposit rate at 2.45 percent.
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U.S. Housing Starts Pull Back Much More Than Expected In August
After reporting significant increases in new residential construction in the U.S. over the two previous months, the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing housing starts pulled back by much more than expected in the month of August. The Commerce Department said housing starts plummeted by 8.5 percent to an annual rate of 1.307 million in August.
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