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Consumer prices in New Zealand added 0.9 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.

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Consumer prices in New Zealand were up 0.9 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.

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A leading indicator of Australia's economic activity declined in August, suggesting that the economy may continue to lose momentum in the coming months, a report from Westpac and the Melbourne Institute showed Wednesday. The leading index fell 0.1 percent to 294.5 in August from 294.8 in July. The annualized growth rate of the index was 3.2 percent in August.

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Fitch Ratings on Tuesday placed the U.S. government's 'AAA' sovereign debt rating under negative watch, citing the failure of authorities to raise the federal debt ceiling as the Treasury deadline closes in. Fitch said it has placed the government's 'AAA' long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings on Rating Watch Negative, or RWN.

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Economic recovery in the U.K. is likely gaining steam, Bank of England policymaker Spencer Dale said in remarks published on Wednesday.

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Passenger car sales in Europe recovered in September from last year's record low as the ongoing economic recovery in the euro area, combined with price-cuts and government incentives, lifted demand in the major markets.

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Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. unexpectedly decreased in the month of October, according to a report released by the National Association of Home Builders on Wednesday. The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dropped to 55 in October from a downwardly revised 57 in September.

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Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. unexpectedly decreased in the month of October, according to a report released by the National Association of Home Builders on Wednesday.

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Producer prices in South Korea were down 0.1 percent on month in September, the Bank of Korea said on Thursday.

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After reporting a sharp jump in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the previous week, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing that initial jobless claims pulled back by less than expected in the week ended October 12th. The report said initial jobless claims fell to 358,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 373,000.

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