Japan Jibun preliminary manufacturing PMI for December 48.0 (prior 47.9)

Jibun / S&P Global Preliminary December PMIs for Japan: Manufacturing 48.0 vs. 47.9 prior Services 52.7 vs. 51.5 prior Composite 51.1 vs prior 50.0 This article was written by Eamonn…

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JP Morgan warn on ‘boiling frog’ US$34 trillion debt – could easily become unsustainable

Media reports on the US’ $34 trillion debt pile: JP Morgan say it could well be a “boiling frog” phenomenon for the economy, as higher deficits and ballooning debt servicing…

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USD/JPY hit hard after the terrible GDP figures, back under 143.50

USD/JPY has dropped to under 143.30. It was trashed even lower overnight and rebounded to 144: ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Ueda talks about exit, yen rallies ForexLive European FX…

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Australian October 2023 Private Sector Credit +0.3% m/m (expected +0.4%)

Data from the Reserve Bank of Australia Headline is up 0.4% m/m and 4.8% y/y Housing credit up 0.4% m/m (house price being launched into orbit will do that) business…

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Australia October Retail sales -0.2% m/m/ (expected +0.1%)

Australian retail sales for October 2023 -0.2% m/m expected +0.1%, prior +0.9% for the y/y, +1.2% There is little faith in the figures at this time of year, the relatively…

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Goldman Sachs highlights China’s property sector negative feedback loop

Goldman Sachs on China, in brief from a video interview on CNBC, I’ve pulled out some points: consumption strength may be related to the singles day sales (November 11) remains…

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Federal Reserve speakers Thursday include Williams, Mester, Waller, and more

The times listed below are in GMT/US Eastern time layout: 1210/0710 Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr participates virtually in “Bank Supervision and Regulation” discussion before the Seventh…

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Australian data: Q3 PPI 1.8% q/q (prior 0.5%) 3.8% y/y (prior 3.9%)

That’s a very substantial q/q rise for the PPI. — The Producer Price Index (PPI) measures a change in input prices of raw, semi-finished or finished goods and services. If…

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IMF: Yen’s recent declines are driven by fundamentals, criteria not met for intervention

Alongside the surge in USD/JPY Japanese authorities have insisted, over and over again, that the rate should trade in a stable fashion ‘driven by fundamentals’. And over and over again…

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Australian September business confidence unchanged at +1

National Australia Bank Business Survey for September 2023 business confidence unchanged at +1, its third month in a row at this level business conditions +11, from +14 in August Highlights…

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