26 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- German and French consumer confidence weakens as second wave takes its toll.
- EU-UK negotiations continue after OBR highlights likely hit from no deal.
- Japan’s leading index revised down slightly in September.
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24 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- French INSEE survey tallies with flash PMIs to suggest marked weakening in Q4.
- Ahead of the latest ifo survey results, German Q3 GDP revised up.
- Japan’s nationwide department store sales still weighed by pandemic last month.
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23 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- Australia’s PMIs strengthen ahead of release of equivalent European indices.
- This week’s US economic diary jam-packed ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday.
- Tokyo CPI the highlight of a quiet week in Japan; corporate profits data due in China.
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20 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- Japan’s CPI offers no big surprises in October; composite PMI fell in November.
- China’s benchmark prime lending rates kept unchanged, in November, as expected.
- Australian retail sales rebound in October as stores reopen in the state of Victoria.
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19 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- Asian markets mixed after US equities weaken as new shutdowns dominate vaccine news.
- Australian employment surges as workers return to the labour force, but jobless rate still nudges up.
- EU leaders’ teleconference the main focus in Europe today.
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