Singapore Unemployment Data Due On Monday

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Singapore Unemployment Data Due On Monday

(RTTNews) - Singapore will on Monday release Q1 figures for unemployment, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In the three months prior, the jobless rate was 2.0 percent.

Thailand is scheduled to release March numbers for imports, exports, trade balance and industrial production. Imports are tipped to rise 4.55 percent on year after adding 3.20 percent in February. Exports are seen lower by an annual 4.50 percent after advancing 3.60 percent in the previous month. The trade surplus is pegged at $830 million following the $550 million deficit a month earlier. Industrial production is expected to slip 1.90 percent in year after falling 2.84 percent in February.

Finally, the markets in Japan in Japan are closed on Monday for Showa Day and will re-open on Tuesday.

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European Economic News Preview: UK Inflation Data Due

European Economic News Preview: UK Inflation Data Due

Consumer prices data from the UK is the top economic news due on Wednesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics releases UK inflation data for August. Economists forecast consumer price inflation to remain unchanged at 3.8 percent.
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Australian Market Extends Early Losses In Mid-market

Australian Market Extends Early Losses In Mid-market

The Australian stock market is extending its early losses in mid-market moves on Wednesday, reversing the gains in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 falling well below the 8,850 level, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, with weakness in mining and financial stocks partially offset by gains in energy and technology stocks.
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Asian Markets Track Global Markets Lower

Asian Markets Track Global Markets Lower

Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Wednesday, following the broadly negative cues from global markets overnight, as traders fear the widely expected interest rate cut of a quarter point by the US Fed later in the day will be too little after recent US jobs and inflation numbers. They remain cautious and are reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the announcement.
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Lower Open Called For Thai Stock Market

Lower Open Called For Thai Stock Market

The Thai stock market has moved higher in eight straight sessions, adding almost 55 points or 4.5 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,310-point plateau although it may be stuck in neutral on Wednesday.
RTTNews | vor 6Std 27 Minuten
Indonesia Bourse May Run Out Of Steam On Wednesday

Indonesia Bourse May Run Out Of Steam On Wednesday

The Indonesia stock market has moved higher in six straight sessions, advancing more than 320 points or 4.3 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just beneath the 7,960-point plateau although the rally may stall on Wednesday.
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