JAPAN MAY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT -1.7% Y/Y (APR REVISED TO +2.0% FROM +2.3%), 1ST FALL IN 6 MONTHS; MEDIAN FORECAST -0.9% (RANGE: -1.4% TO +0.1%)
Japan Cos Forecast Jul Indus Output 0.0% on Month
Japan Cos Forecast Jun Indus Output +3.7% on Month
Japan May Inventories -0.6% on Month
JAPAN MAY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT +0.5% M/M (APR REVISED TO +0.5% FROM +0.8%); 2ND STRAIGHT RISE; MEDIAN FORECAST +1.3% (RANGE: +0.8% TO +2.3%)
Japan May Indus Output +0.5% on Month; Mkt Expected +1.1%
Japan May Inventory-Shipments Ratio +1.8% on Month
Japan May Shipments +0.6% on Month
Japan's factory output rose 0.5% in May from the previous month, versus the median market forecast for a 1.1% rise, government data showed on Tuesday.Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to increase 3.7% in June and stay flat in Jul…
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Retail sales in South Korea edged up by 0.1% month-on-month in May 2026, rebounding slightly from a downwardly revised 3.5% drop in the previous month, which had marked the steepest decline since July 2020.The modest recovery was largely driven by higher sales of vehicle fuel and cosmetics.On a ye…
Japan's unemployment rate stood at 2.5% in May 2026, unchanged from the previous month and in line with market expectations.The rate remained at its lowest level since July 2025, as the number of unemployed fell by 50 thousand to a 10-month low of 1.74 million, while employment rose by 610 thousand…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday gasoline retailers must get prices down immediately and warned that there will be "big problems" ahead if they did not do so."Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY," Trump wrote on Truth Social."There will be no gauging, which is total…
JAPAN MAY JOBLESS RATE UNCH AS JOB CUTS/RETIREMENTS DROP (-7.0% M/M), FEWER PEOPLE QUIT FOR OTHER WORK (-6.3%); MORE PEOPLE BEGIN JOB HUNTING (+4.1%)
JAPAN MAY EMPLOYMENT Y/Y RISE LED BY HOTEL/FOOD, HEALTHCARE/WELFARE; MANUFACTURING POSTS FIRST RISE IN MANY MONTHS
JAPAN MAY UNEMPLOYED UP 20,000 Y/Y AT 1.85 MLN (+50,000 IN APR AT 1.93 MLN); 10TH STRAIGHT RISE
JAPAN MAY EMPLOYMENT UP 520,000 Y/Y AT 68.90 MILLION FOR 4TH STRAIGHT Y/Y RISE (APR +640,000)
JAPAN MAY S/A UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 2.5% (APR 2.5%); MEDIAN FORECAST 2.6% (RANGE: 2.5% TO 2.6%)
U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the temporary suspension of certain duties on phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco, the White House said on Monday.
UK shop price inflation increased by 1.2% year-on-year in June 2026, the same pace as in the previous month and slightly below market forecasts for a 1.3% rise, as easing food price pressures offset a modest pickup in non-food inflation.Food inflation slowed to 2.4%, the lowest since March 2025, fr…
