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Singapore Export Data On Tap For Monday
(RTTNews) - Singapore will on Monday release July figures for non-oil domestic exports, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In June, NODX was up 14.3 percent on month and 13.0 percent on year.
New Zealand will see July results for the Performance of Services Index from BusinessNZ; in June, the index score was 47.3.
Japan will see June data for its tertiary industry activity index; in May, the reading was -1.10.
Thailand is scheduled to release Q2 numbers for gross domestic product starting on Monday; in the three months prior, GDP was up 0.7 percent on quarter and 3.1 percent on year.
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European Economic News Preview: UK Inflation Data Due
Consumer prices from the UK and the euro area due on Wednesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics publishes UK consumer prices for July. Inflation is seen rising to 3.7 percent in July from 3.6 percent in the previous month.
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China Leaves Benchmark Interest Rate Unchanged
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