Hong Kong Unemployment Data Due On Monday
(RTTNews) - Hong Kong will on Monday release jobless figures for August, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In July, the unemployment rate was 4.3 percent.
China will see August results for foreign direct investment in July, FDI was up 17.3 percent on year.
New Zealand will see August figures for the Performance of Services Index from BusinessNZ; in July, the index score was 51.2.
Finally, the markets in Japan are closed on Monday for Respect for the Aged Day and will re-open on Tuesday.
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China Manufacturing PMI Data Due On Monday
China will on Monday see January results for its manufacturing, non-manufacturing and composite indexes from the National Bureau of Statistics, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In December, their scores were 50.1, 52.2 and 52.2, respectively.
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TSX Continues To Climb Higher, Extends Winning Streak To 9th Straight Day
Despite moving in a tight band in lackluster trade, the Canadian market closed higher on Friday, extending gains to a ninth straight day, the longest winning run in over three years. Worries about potential new tariffs by the U.S. weighed on sentiment and limited market's upside.
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Dollar Loses Ground Against Major Counterparts
The U.S. dollar fell on Friday amid easing worries about a trade war, and on U.S. President Donald Trump's call to global central banks to lower interest rates.
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Swiss Market Ends Marginally Up
The Switzerland market closed marginally up on Friday after staying in a tight band above the flat line right through the day's trading session. Investors continued to assess recent economic data and U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks about potential new tariffs and call for interest rate cuts.
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European Stocks Fail To Hold Early Gains, Close Flat
European stocks closed on a mixed note on Friday, taking a breather of sorts, after recent strong gains amid optimism about further monetary easing by global central banks. Worries about tariff threats eased a bit, but not fully, and investors largely chose to refrain from making significant moves.
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Pound Higher After Strong U.K. PMI Data
The pound strengthened against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday, as the nation's private sector activity expanded at the fastest pace in three months in January.
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Deteriorates More Than Previously Estimated In January
Revised data released by the University of Michigan on Friday showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. unexpectedly deteriorated by more than previously estimated in the month of January. The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index for January was downwardly revised to 71.1 from the preliminary reading of 73.2. Economists had expected the index to be unrevised.
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Eurozone Private Sector Grows In January
Euro area private sector returned to growth in January as the contraction in manufacturing activity slowed and the services sector continued to expand, albeit at a slower pace, results of the purchasing managers' survey by S&P Global showed on Friday.
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