Home prices increased in most of the Chinese cities in April even as the government tightened measures to curb property prices.
House prices increased in 68 out of 70 cities in April from the previous year, the same number of cities as seen in March, data published by the National Bureau of Statistics...
Standard & Poor's on Friday maintained its negative outlook on India's 'BBB-' rating, indicating at least a one-in-three chance of a downgrade within the next twelve months.
Decline in Singapore's non-oil exports eased in April amid an improvement in overseas demand for the country's non-electronic products, a report from International Enterprise (IE) Singapore showed Friday. On a year-on-year basis, non-oil domestic exports fell 1 percent in April following a 4.8 percent fall in the previous month. The rate of decrease was weaker than the 1.9 percent drop expected.
A leading indicator for China's economic activity increased in April, a report from the Conference Board showed Friday.
The leading economic index (LEI) increased 1.5 percent in April to reach 260.8. This followed a 0.6 percent decline in March and a 1.3 percent increase in February. Four of the...
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) continued to decline in April, but at a slower pace than forecast by economists, data from International Enterprise (IE) Singapore showed Thursday.
On a year-on-year basis, NODX fell 1 percent in April following a 4.8 percent fall in the previous month....
Core machine orders in Japan surged a seasonally adjusted 14.2 percent on month in March to 793.1 billion yen, the Cabinet Office said on Friday rising for the fifth time in six months. The headline figure shattered forecasts for an increase of 3.5 percent following the downwardly revised 4.2 percent increase in February.
Core machine orders in Japan climbed a seasonally adjusted 14.2 percent on mo nth in March, the Cabinet Office said on Friday.
That shattered forecasts for an increase of 3.5 percent following the downwardly revised 4.2 percent increase in February (originally 7.5 percent).
On a yearly basis, core...
Output producer prices for New Zealand gained 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, Statistics New Zealand said on Friday.
That topped expectations for a flat reading following the 0.1 percent decline in the previous three months.
Input producer prices...
Output producer prices for New Zealand were up 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, Statistics New Zealand said on Friday.
That beat expectations for a flat reading following the 0.1 percent decline in the previous three months.
Input producer prices also...
Japan is on Friday scheduled to release March figures for machine orders, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
Machine orders are expected to rise 3.3 percent on month but fall 4.9 percent on year after jumping 7.5 percent on month and plunging 11.3 percent on year in February.
Japan...
China has indicated that the recent appreciation of yuan is hurting exporters' profit margins despite improved global demand conditions.
"Yuan appreciation is having a big negative impact on export firms," Commerce Ministry spokesperson Shen Danyang was quoted as saying in Beijing on Thursday. According...
Hong Kong's bankruptcy petitions increased by 2.6 percent in April from the previous month, government data showed Thursday.
The number of bankruptcy petitions increased to 815 from 794 in March. During January to April, it totaled 3010.
At the same time, bankruptcy orders surged 35.9 percent month-on-month...
Japan's industrial producer increased in March at a faster rate than estimated earlier, final data released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry showed Thursday.
Industrial production gained a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent month-on-month in March, faster than the 0.2 percent recorded in the initial...
Growth in New Zealand's manufacturing sector improved in April amid continued momentum in new orders, a survey by Bank of New Zealand and BusinessNZ showed Thursday.
The seasonally adjusted performance of manufacturing index rose to 54.5 in April from 53.4 in March. Readings above 50 indicates expansion...
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has received new powers to curb excessive growth in credit and asset prices in the country through the use of four macro-prudential tools under an agreement signed with the Finance Ministry.
Finance Minister Bill English said in the budget statement on Thursday that...