Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Thursday, despite the broadly negative cues from global markets overnight, as hotter than expected US inflation data raised the prospect of more aggressive Federal Reserve tightening to rein in 41-year high inflation. Asian Markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday.
However, the Fed released its Beige Book, a compilation of anecdotal evidence on economic conditions in each of the twelve Fed districts, which noted U.S. economic activity has expanded at a modest pace since mid-May.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.