Industrial production in Japan was up a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent on month in April, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Friday.That beat forecasts for a decline of 0.4 percent, which would have been unchanged from the March reading.On a yearly basis, industrial output was up 2.3 percent.Upon the release of the data, the METI maintained its assessment of industrial production...
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.