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Japan Inflation Data Due On Friday
(RTTNews) - Japan will on Friday release January figures for consumer prices, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In December, overall inflation was up 0.2 percent on month and 4.0 percent on year; core CPI also rose 4.0 percent on year.
Malaysia will provide January data for inflation, with forecasts suggesting an increase of 3.7 percent on year, easing from 3.8 percent in December.
Singapore will see January numbers for industrial production, with forecasts suggesting a decline of 0.1 percent on month and an increase of 2.9 percent on year. That follows the 3.2 percent monthly increase and the 3.1 percent yearly decline in December.
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Japanese Market Sharply Higher
Extending the gains in the previous two sessions, the Japanese market is sharply higher on Friday, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is moving above the 52,200 level to fresh all-time highs, with gains in index heavyweights, exporters and technology stocks partially offset by weakness in automakers and financial stocks.
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Pred 51 minútami
Australian Market Notably Higher
The Australian stock market is trading notably higher on Friday, snapping a three-session losing streak, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving above the 8,900 level, with gains in gold miners and financial stocks.
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Pred 1 h 25 min
U.S. Dollar Advances Against Majors
The U.S. dollar strengthened against its major counterparts in the New York session on Thursday.
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Pred 3 h 51 min
Swiss Market Settles Slightly Down
The Switzerland market ended slightly down on Thursday, after languishing in the red almost right through the day's session, with investors reacting to corporate earnings updates, and a report showing signs of an improved outlook in the Swiss economy.
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Pred 7 h 47 min
European Stocks Close On Mixed Note After Central Bank Decisions, Earnings Deluge
European stocks turned in a mixed performance on Thursday as investors reacted to a slew of corporate earnings announcements from the region, and digested the interest rate decisions of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
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Pred 8 h 8 min
ECB Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Uncertain Outlook
The European Central Bank maintained its key interest rates unchanged for a third policy session in a row on Thursday, as expected, as policymakers assessed that the outlook was broadly unchanged, but still uncertain due to global trade conflicts and geopolitical tensions.
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Pred 11 h 49 min
Eurozone GDP Growth Beats Expectations
The euro area economy expanded at a faster pace in the third quarter as France and Spain reported strong growth, while Germany and Italy experienced stagnation, amid a highly uncertain outlook due to the ongoing trade policies and political instability. Gross domestic product climbed 0.2 percent sequentially in the September quarter, preliminary flash estimate from Eurostat showed on Thursday.
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Pred 12 h 34 min
Bay Street Likely To Open Weak
Weak commodity prices, lower European stocks and U.S. and Canadian futures point to a negative start for the Canadian market on Thursday. The Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada lowered interest rates on Wednesday but have ruled out the possibility of another cut this year.
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Pred 13 h 27 min
