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Malaysia GDP Data Due On Friday
(RTTNews) - Malaysia will on Friday release Q3 figures for gross domestic product, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
GDP is expected to expand 3.3 percent on year, up from 2.9 percent in the three months prior.
Singapore will provide October numbers for non-oil domestic exports; in September, exports were up 11.1 percent on month and down 13.2 percent on year.
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Japanese Market Notably Lower
Reversing the gains in the previous session, the Japanese market is notably lower on Friday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is falling below the 40,700 level, with weakness in financial and technology stocks partially offset by gains in exporters and automaker stocks.
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Australian Market Notably Lower
The Australian stock market is trading notably lower on Friday, extending the losses in the previous session, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling below the 8,700 level, with weakness across most sectors led by energy and technology stocks.
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Pound Slides Against Most Majors
The pound fell against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Thursday.
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Swiss Market Ends Moderately Lower
Despite a decent spell in positive territory till about an hour before noon, the Switzerland market turned weak and kept drifting lower as the session progressed on Thursday to eventually settle with a moderate loss.
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European Stocks Close Mostly Weak As Investors React To Earnings
European markets closed mostly lower on Thursday as investors reacted to a slew of earnings announcements and digested the latest batch of economic data from the region, and also followed the developments on the trade front.
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U.S. Consumer Price Growth Matches Estimates In June
A closely watched report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed consumer prices in the U.S. increased in line with economist estimates in the month of June. The Commerce Department said its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose by 0.3 percent in June after inching up by an upwardly revised 0.2 percent in May.
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German Unemployment Rises In July
Germany's unemployment increased less than expected in July but the overall number of people out of work remained close to the 3 million mark due to the prolonged period of economic slowdown, official data revealed on Thursday. The number of unemployed rose by less-than-expected 2,000 from June, the Federal Employment Agency said. For July, economists had forecast an increase of 15,000.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Inch Up Less Than Expected To 218,000
First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits edged slightly higher in the week ended July 26th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless claims crept up to 218,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 217,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to rise to 224,000.
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