Australia Unemployment Data Due On Thursday
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Thursday release July figures for unemployment, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
The jobless rate is called steady at 3.5 percent, with the addition of 25,000 jobs following the addition of 88,400 jobs in June.
The central bank in the Philippines will wrap up its monetary policy meeting and then announce its decision on interest rates. The bank is widely expected to hike its benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points, from 3.25 percent to 3.75 percent.
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European Shares May Struggle To Find Footing Amid Economic Uncertainty
European stocks may struggle for direction on Thursday, with trading volumes likely to remain thin due to a holiday in the U.S. to honor the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
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Sensex, Nifty Open Lower On Weak Global Cues
Indian shares were subdued on Thursday, tracking weak cues from global markets as Chinese inflation data disappointed and reports suggested that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was mulling a national economic emergency declaration to provide legal justification for a series of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries.
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Asian Markets Mostly Lower
Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Thursday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, amid uncertainty about the outlook for interest rates following mixed U.S. jobs data. The minutes of the US Fed's latest monetary policy meeting also did not provide much insight into interest rates other than to suggest officials plan to take a "careful approach" to future decisions.
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Australian Market Slightly Trims Early Losses In Mid-market
The Australian market slightly trimmed the early losses and is trading notably lower in mid-market moves on Thursday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling to near the 8,300 level, with weakness across most sectors led by technology and financial stocks. Gold miners remain the only bright spot.
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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Open On Cautious Note
Indian shares are seen opening on a cautious note Thursday as investors await cues from the upcoming Q3 earnings season and prepare for the highly anticipated U.S. jobs report due on Friday that could shed more light on the Federal Reserve's policy outlook.
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Thai Shares May Tick Higher On Thursday
The Thai stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had slumped more than 20 points or 1.5 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,390-point plateau and they're expected to open slightly to the upside on Thursday.
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Japanese Market Significantly Lower
Extending the losses in the previous sessions, the Japanese market is significantly lower on Thursday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is falling well below the 39,700 level, with weakness across most sectors led by index heavyweights, exporters and technology stocks.
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China Inflation Unchanged In December
Consumer prices in China were flat on month in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday
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