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Japan Data On Tap For Monday
(RTTNews) - Japan is scheduled to release a handful of reports on Monday, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are January results for current account and leading and coincident indexes, as well as February figures for bank lending.
The current account is expected to show a deficit of 230 billion yen following the 1.077 trillion yen surplus in December. The leading index was up 0.5 percent on month in the previous month and the coincident index rose 1.0 percent. Bank lending is tipped to add 3.1 percent on year, up from 3.0 percent in January.
Singapore will see Q4 numbers for unemployment; the jobless rate is expected to hold steady at 1.9 percent.
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DAX Retreats After Firm Start, Down Marginally
After opening on a strong note thanks to easing AI slowdown fears after Nvidia's impressive results, the German market retreated and slipped into negative territory on Thursday. Despite paring some early gains, auto stocks remain fairly well up in positive territory.
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Swiss Franc Rises Against Majors
The Swiss franc strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Thursday.
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Sensex, Nifty Retreat On US Tariff Worries
Indian shares fell sharply on Thursday as traders waited to see how New Delhi responds to pressure from Washington to stop buying Russian oil after the 50 percent tariffs levied by the U.S. on Indian goods came into effect on Wednesday.
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Bank Of Korea Stands Pat On Rates, Lifts 2025 Growth Outlook
The Bank of Korea left its interest rate unchanged on Thursday as economic growth improved moderately despite high uncertainty surrounding the outlook. The Monetary Policy Board decided to hold the Base Rate at 2.50 percent. The central bank had previously lowered the benchmark rate by a quarter-point each in May and February.
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European Shares Mostly Higher As Nvidia Outlook Lifts Sentiment
European stocks were mostly higher on Thursday as Nvidia's positive results helped ease AI slowdown fears. U.K. markets underperformed as banks and utilities declined.
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Asian Shares Rise As Nvidia Beats Expectations
Asian stocks ended mostly higher on Thursday as Nvidia's strong results quelled worries over weakening AI demand.
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U.S. Dollar Falls Amid Fed Rate Cut Speculation
The U.S. dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday, after the Fed official left the door open for an interest rate cut next month.
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Europe Car Sales Rebound In July
Europe's new car sales rebounded in July on strong demand for battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association reported Thursday. Car registrations in the European Union advanced 7.4 percent year-on-year in July, offsetting June's 7.3 percent decrease. Data showed an annual rise of 39.1 percent for battery-electric and 14.3 percent for hybrid-electric
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