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Friday, 29 March 2024 08:58 WIB

Consumer price growth in Tokyo moderated while staying well above the central bank's inflation target, keeping authorities on track to consider more interest increases after they hiked earlier this month for the first time since 2007. Prices excluding fresh food rose 2.4% in March in the capital, slowing slightly from 2.5% in February, the ministry of internal affairs said Friday. The reading matched economists' estimates.  Tokyo's figures serve as a leading indicator of the national data to be announced April 19. The consumer inflation data for Japan's capital come...

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Thursday, 15 June 2023 19:41 WIB | Retail Sales Ekonomi AS

US retail sales unexpectedly rose in May, showcasing resilient consumer demand in the face of mounting economic challenges. The value of retail purchases climbed 0.3% after a 0.4% gain in April, Commerce Department data showed Thursday. Excluding autos and gasoline, sales were up 0.4%. The figures aren't adjusted for inflation. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for total sales to fall 0.2%. Sales at 10 out of 13 retail categories advanced last month, reflecting greater spending on building materials and cars. While the figures came in stronger...

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Thursday, 15 June 2023 09:23 WIB | Pertumbuhan Ekonomi China ekonomi China

China's economic recovery weakened in May as growth in industrial output and retail sales slowed, putting pressure on policymakers to step up stimulus.  Industrial production rose 3.5% in May from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday, in line with the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. Retail sales climbed 12.7%, missing the median estimate of a 13.7% increase. Growth in fixed-asset investment slowed to 4% in the first five months of the year, weaker than forecasts of a 4.4% uptick. The urban jobless rate was...

Australian Jobs Smash Expectations, Boosting Rate-Hike Bets
Thursday, 15 June 2023 08:50 WIB | Ekonomi Australia

Australian employment massively outpaced expectations in May and unemployment surprisingly fell, bolstering bets that the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates further.   Employers added 75,900 roles from a month prior, driven by full-time positions, compared with a median estimate for a 17,500 gain, Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed Thursday. The jobless rate declined to 3.6%. The Australian dollar advanced following the release, trading at 67.81 US cents from 67.69 cents just prior. While the RBA's 12 hikes over the past year are slowing demand in the economy,...

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