JAPAN SEPT CORE CPI -0.3% Y/Y VS. AUG -0.4% ON SMALLER HOTEL FEE DROPS
–BOJ Sees Core Price Drop Continuing By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The global pandemic continued to depress Japanese consumer prices in September as economic activity remained restrained amid slower declines in energy costs, but the year-on-year decline was slightly smaller than expected in light of less drastic cuts in tourism prices, data from the Ministry […]
JAPAN SEPT EXPORT DROP SLOWS ON CHINA, US PICKUP; TRADE IN SURPLUS
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The year-on-year rate of decline in Japanese exports slowed again in September as demand for some goods is picking up amid slowly reopening businesses in parts of the pandemic-hit global economy, trade data released Monday by the Ministry of Finance showed. The key points: * Exports marked the 22nd straight […]
BofA GLOBAL MANAGERS’ SURVEY: STILL UPBEAT RE WORLD GROWTH PROSPECT; BULLISH EQUITIES
— Inflation Fears Persist By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors polled in September remained upbeat about world growth prospects and bullish towards equities, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday. This month, a net 84% of fund managers looked for global growth to strengthen […]