Japan Capacity Utilization up to 3.3% in October from previous 2.5%
Japan Industrial Production (YoY): 1.6% (October) vs 1.5%
Japan Industrial Production (MoM) came in at 1.5%, above forecasts (1.4%) in October
Japan Industrial Production (MoM) above forecasts (1.4%) in October: Actual (1.6%)
New Zealand Electronic Card Retail Sales (MoM) rose from previous 0.2% to 1.2% in November
New Zealand Electronic Card Retail Sales (YoY) increased to 1.6% in November from previous 0.8%
New Zealand Business NZ PMI: 51.4 (November)
South Korea Import Price Growth (YoY) climbed from previous 0.5% to 2.2% in November
South Korea Export Price Growth (YoY) up to 7% in November from previous 4.8%
Argentina Consumer Price Index (MoM) rose from previous 2.3% to 2.5% in November
FX Today: Markets ignored Fed, keptt selling the Greenback The US Dollar attempted a recovery throughout the first half of Thursday, but resumed its decline following the release of worse-than-anticipated employment data. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended December 6 unexpectedly rose to 236K, well above the previous 192K.
United States 30-Year Bond Auction increased to 4.773% from previous 4.694%
United States 4-Week Bill Auction dipped from previous 3.68% to 3.61%
United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change below expectations (-170B) in December 5: Actual (-177B)
United States Wholesale Inventories came in at 0.5%, above forecasts (0.1%) in September
US: Initial Jobless Claims jumped to 236K last week The number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance went up to 236K for the week ending December 6, according to a report from the US Department of Labour (DOL) released on Thursday.
United States Continuing Jobless Claims below expectations (1.95M) in November 28: Actual (1.838M)
United States Initial Jobless Claims came in at 236K, above expectations (220K) in December 5
United States Goods Trade Balance: $-79B (September) vs $-85.6B
Canada Imports down to $64.08B in September from previous $66.91B
United States Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average rose from previous 214.75K to 216.75K in December 5
Canada Exports increased to $64.23B in October from previous $60.58B
United States Goods and Services Trade Balance came in at $-52.8B, above forecasts ($-63.3B) in September
Canada International Merchandise Trade up to $0.15B in October from previous $-6.32B
Russia Central Bank Reserves $ rose from previous $733.4B to $741.5B
Ireland HICP (MoM) in line with expectations (-0.2%) in November
Ireland HICP (YoY) came in at 3.1%, below expectations (3.2%) in November
Ireland Consumer Price Index (YoY) up to 3.2% in November from previous 2.9%
Ireland Consumer Price Index (MoM): -0.2% (November) vs previous 0.5%