Japan: November industrial production fell for the third month in a row
The recent release of data, including exports, retail sales, and industrial production, signals that the Japanese econom...
Impacts of China lifting Covid measures for arrivals
China will lift Covid measures for international arrivals. This will benefit foreigners visiting China as well as reside...
Italy: Confidence improves broadly in December, except for manufacturers
The last batch of confidence data for 2022 points to extra resilience in fourth quarter GDP. We are still pencilling in ...
Bank of Japan shocks markets with yield policy change
The Bank of Japan shocked markets by widening its target band for the 10Y JGB yield, lifting the upper ceiling to 0.5% f...
China’s Central Economic Work Conference outlines support priorities for 2023
The two-day Central Economic Work Conference focuses support on consumer spending, and on technology
Grow...
German Ifo index brings year-end optimism
Germany’s most prominent leading indicator, the Ifo index, staged a strong rebound, increasing to 88.6 in December, fr...
European shares edge higher after brutal selloff last week
European shares edged higher on Monday, boosted by energy firms, after a bruising selloff last week sparked by growing f...
ECB slows rate hike pace but ratchets up hawkishness
All good things come in threes…after the Federal Reserve and Bank of England, the European Central Bank has followed w...
November US activity data add to market doubts on Fed policy
Poor November data on retail and industrial activity reinforce the message that recessionary forces are building. So whi...
Japan’s non-manufacturing sector to lead recovery in near term
Today's data supports our view that Japan's recovery will be driven mostly by non-manufacturing activity, while sluggish...
Eurozone industrial production off to poor start in fourth quarter
Production fell by 2% in October with declines across the board in the large countries. As the positive effects of easin...
U.S. dollar rises vs most currencies ahead of inflation data, Fed meeting
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar gained against most currencies on Monday in c...
New Zealand house prices fall as interest rates bite -REINZ
New Zealand house prices fell in November on the prior month as rising interest rates, access to finance and concerns ar...