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Malaysia GDP Data Due On Friday
(RTTNews) - Malaysia will on Friday release preliminary Q2 numbers for gross domestic product, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In the first quarter, GDP was up 4.4 percent on year.
Malaysia also will see June figures for imports, exports and trade balance; in May, imports rose 6.6 percent on year and exports were down an annual 1.1 percent for a trade surplus of MYR0.80 billion.
Japan will see June data for national consumer prices; in May, overall inflation was up 0.3 percent on month and 3.5 percent on year, while core CPI rose an annual 3.7 percent.
New Zealand will see June numbers for credit card spending; in May, spending was up 2.2 percent on year.
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Reaches Five-Month High In July
After reporting a substantial rebound by U.S. consumer sentiment in the previous month, the University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing a more modest improvement by consumer sentiment in the month of July. The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index climbed to 61.8 in July after surging to 60.7 in June. Economists had expected the index to rise to 61.5.
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U.S. Housing Starts Rebound More Than Expected In June
New residential construction in the U.S. rebounded by more than expected in the month of June, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday. The Commerce Department said housing starts surged by 4.6 percent to an annual rate of 1.321 million in June after plunging by 9.7 percent to a revised rate of 1.263 million in May.
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Bay Street Likely To Open Higher On Firm Commodities, Trade Deal Hopes
Higher U.S. and Canadian futures, firm commodity prices, and fairly encouraging U.S. economic data point to a positive start for the Canadian market Friday morning.
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U.S. Housing Starts Surge 4.6% In June, More Than Expected
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FTSE 100 Up Marginally
The U.K. stock market is up marginally Friday afternoon with investors mostly making cautious moves, reacting to corporate news. Mining and energy stocks are gaining some ground in positive territory, while bank stocks are a bit weak.
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Euro Rises As European Shares Advance
The European currencies strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday after European stock markets traded higher, as robust U.S. economic data and encouraging tech earnings helped ease tariff-related concerns for now.
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CAC Pares Early Gains, Up Slightly In Cautious Trade
After a positive start, French stocks pared most of their gains on Friday with investors focusing on corporate earnings updates and regional economic data, in addition to tracking the developments on the trade front.
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Euro Rises Against Majors
The European currencies strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday.
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