5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday, August 18
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Bearish Investors got a fresh bearish signal on Thursday, as all major indexes closed…
Japan trade data dims growth prospects as China leads decline in Asia exports
Containers in a shipping terminal at the Honmoku pier in Yokohama, Japan, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan posted its first monthly decline in…
new loans fall, property fears, low consumer sentiment
A woman walks at the Bund in front of the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, China. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING – China’s economy is running into more challenges.…
Yen breaches 145 level against USD, raises expectations BOJ may intervene
Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan. The U.S. dollar pushed to a fresh two-decade high versus major peers on Thursday, propelled by…
Singapore narrows 2023 growth forecast on ‘weak’ external demand
A general view of the Central Business District and the Merlion, illuminated with a projection during the iLight Marina Bay on March 29, 2018 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty…
Here’s the inflation breakdown for July 2023, in one chart
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Annual inflation rose slower than expected in July, a welcome sign for consumers who have been grappling with high costs. But many Americans are…
High prices are still a problem
Gas station signboards display prices in Bethesda, Maryland on August 6, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Thursday’s consumer price index report likely will show that the pace…