China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted in August as power cuts and temporary factory closures due to the heatwave dampened production and sales, survey results from S&P Global showed on Thursday. The Caixin manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 49.5 in August from 50.4 in July. more...
The value of retail sales in Japan was up 2.4 percent on year in July, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Wednesday - coming in at 13.038 trillion yen. more...
Germany's consumer price inflation accelerated more-than-expected in August, after easing in the previous two months, preliminary figures from Destatis showed on Tuesday. more...
A leading indicator for turning points in Switzerland's economy signaled that the near term outlook for the economy was likely less than encouraging, results of a survey by the KOF Swiss Economic Institute showed Tuesday. more...
Gold prices had a relatively tame week despite sharp losses on Friday. More concerning is the renewed push higher by real yields in developed economies. The weekly price is on secondary ranging near and below Ichimoku cloud in the bearish area of the chart waiting for the direction of the strong trend to be started. more...