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Australia Inflation Data Due On Wednesday
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Wednesday release Q3 figures for consumer prices, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
Overall inflation is expected to climb 1.1 percent on quarter and 3.0 percent on year, accelerating from 0.7 percent on quarter and 2.1 percent on year in the three months prior. In Q2, the trimmed mean and weighted mean both were up 0.6 percent on quarter and 2.7 percent on year.
Japan will see October results for its household confidence index, with forecasts suggesting a score of 35.5, up from 35.3 in September.
Finally, the markets in Hong Kong are closed on Wednesday for Chung Yeung Day and will re-open on Thursday.
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Taiwan Bourse May Remain Rangebound On Thursday
The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had slumped more than 220 points or 0.8 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just shy of the 28,300-point plateau although it may tick lower again on Thursday.
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26分鐘前
Singapore Shares May See Continued Consolidation
The Singapore stock market on Wednesday snapped the six-day winning streak in which it had jumped more than 120 points or 2.9 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 4,440-point plateau and it may take further damage on Thursday.
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U.S. Dollar Climbs On Powell's Comments
The U.S. dollar advanced against its major counterparts in the New York session on Wednesday, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments triggered doubts about the likelihood of a rate cut in December.
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Malaysia Stock Market May Spin Its Wheels On Thursday
The Malaysia stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, slipping almost 7 points or 0.4 percent in that span. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,610-point plateau and it may remain stuck in neutral on Thursday.
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1小時21分鐘前
Japan Bourse May See Mild Downside Correction
The Japan stock market rebounded on Wednesday, one day after ending the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied more than 1,800 points or 3 percent. The Nikkei 225 now rests just above the 51,300-point plateau although it may run out of steam on Thursday.
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1小時36分鐘前
South Korea Shares May Be Stuck In Neutral
The South Korea stock market bounced higher again on Wednesday, one day after halting the two-day winning streak in which it had gained almost 200 points or 5 percent. Now at a fresh record closing high, the KOSPI sits just above the 4,080-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Thursday.
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1小時51分鐘前
Japan Rate Decision On Tap For Thursday
The Bank of Japan will wrap up its monetary policy meeting on Thursday and then announce its decision on interest rates, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The BoJ is expected to keep its benchmark lending rate steady at 0.50 percent.
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2小時51分鐘前
Swiss Market Ends On Weak Note
After spending a few minutes in positive territory at the start, Switzerland stock market's benchmark SMI drifted down and then stayed weak right through the trading session on Wednesday, with investors digesting corporate earnings updates and looking ahead to the Federal Reserve's rate decision due later in the day.
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