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**IFX Yvonne** · 15-11-19, 07:27

Japan Industrial Production Rises In September

Japan's industrial production grew more than initially estimated in September, final data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed on Friday.

Industrial production rose 1.7 percent month-on-month in September. According to the initial estimate, production had increased 1.4 percent.

On a monthly basis, shipments gained 1.5 percent in September instead of 1.3 percent initially estimated.

Meanwhile, inventory dropped 1.4 percent compared to the initial estimate of 1.6 percent decrease and the inventory ratio fell 1.9 percent versus prior estimate of 2.4 percent drop.

On a year-on-year basis, industrial production grew 1.3 percent in September. The initial estimate showed an annual growth of 1.1 percent.

Further, data showed that capacity utilization rose 1.0 percent on month and rose 0.2 percent from a year ago.

**InstaForex Gertrude** · 15-05-20, 07:58

China Industrial Output Rises 3.9% On Year In April

Industrial production in China was up 3.9 percent on year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

That exceeded expectations for an increase of 1.5 percent following the 1.1 percent decline in March.

The bureau also noted that retail sales fell an annual 7.5 percent - missing expectations for a drop of 7.0 percent after tumbling 15.8 percent in the previous month.

Fixed asset investment sank 10.3 percent on year, also shy of expectations for a decline of 10.0 percent after plunging 16.1 percent a month earlier.

The jobless rate came in at 5.8 percent, down from 5.9 percent in March. RSS feed

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 01-07-20, 07:55

UK Shop Prices Continues To Fall In June: BRC

UK shop prices declined for the thirteenth straight month in June but the pace of decrease slowed, data from the British Retail Consortium showed Wednesday.

The BRC-Nielsen shop price index declined 1.6 percent in June.

Although consumers benefited from the decline in shop prices, the situation for many retailers, such as those in clothing and footwear remains very challenging, Helen Dickinson, chief executive at BRC, said.

"Coronavirus has been a huge shock to the retail industry and coming on top of this, the threat of the UK leaving the EU without a trade deal is a real concern as it would lead to severe disruptions to supply chains, far beyond those experienced during lockdown, resulting in higher prices and reduced availability in shops," Dickinson added.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 31-07-20, 07:01

Japan Industrial Production Gains 2.7% In June

Industrial output in Japan was up a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent on month in June, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Friday.

That beat forecasts for a gain of 1.2 percent following the 8.9 percent decline in May.

On a yearly basis, industrial production sank 17.7 percent - again beating forecasts for a fall of 20 percent following the 26.3 percent contraction in the previous month.

Industries that contributed to the monthly increase included motor vehicle, production machinery and plastic products - offset by weakness from chemicals, paper and other manufacturing.

Upon the release of the data, the METI upgraded its assessment of industrial production, saying that it has bottomed out and shows signs of picking up movement.

Shipments were up 5.2 percent on month and down 16.3 percent on year, while inventories fell 2.4 percent on month and 3.4 percent on year. The inventory ratio sank 7.0 percent on month but surged 22.7 percent on year.

According to the METI's Survey of Production Forecast, output is expected to rise 11.3 percent on month in June and 3.4 percent in August.

Also on Friday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said that Japan's unemployment rate came in at a seasonally adjusted 2.8 percent in June. That beat forecasts for 3.1 percent and was down from 2.9 percent in May.

The job-to-applicant ration fell to 1.11, missing expectations for 1.16 and down from 1.2 in the previous month.

The number of employed persons in June was 66.70 million, a decrease of 770,000 from the previous year. The number of unemployed persons in June was 1.95 million, an increase of 330,000 from the previous year.

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**IFX Yvonne** · 18-01-21, 12:02

OIL PRICES FALL ON DEMAND CONCERNS

Oil prices edged lower on Monday as climbing coronavirus cases and tighter restrictions in Europe and China fueled worries over a slower recovery in fuel demand.

Encouraging GDP and industrial production data from China helped to limit the downside to some extent.

Brent crude for March delivery eased 0.2 percent to $54.98 a barrel, after having fallen 2.3 percent on Friday. Similarly, U.S. oil futures were down 0.1 percent at $52.36 after falling more than 2 percent in the previous session.

The total number of global coronavirus cases topped 95 million, while the death toll surpassed 2 million.

China reported more than 100 new Covid-19 cases for the sixth consecutive day, while the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients with serious symptoms in Japan topped 970, marking a record high since the onset of the pandemic in the country.

Portugal imposed a new nationwide lockdown while the U.K. government announced that it will close all travel corridors from today in order to restrict the spread of new coronavirus variant cases.

New coronavirus infections have been decreasing in Germany but the country's health minister said that more needed to be done to bring it permanently under control.

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany's 16 state premiers will discuss what to do next on Tuesday.

**IFX Yvonne** · 04-03-21, 09:10

Denmark Jobless Rate Steady In January

Denmark's jobless rate remain stable in January, figures from Statistics Denmark showed on Thursday.

The gross unemployment rate was a seasonally adjusted 4.4 percent in January, same as seen in December.

The gross unemployment rose by 1,300 to 126,700 in January from 125,500 in the preceding month, the agency said.

The youth jobless rate, which is applicable to the 16 to 24 age group, remained unchanged at 1.9 percent in January.

Based on the LFS data, the number of unemployed persons was 182,000 in January.

**IFX Yvonne** · 15-11-21, 13:55

Swiss Inflation Rises In October

Swiss Inflation Rises In October Switzerland's consumer price inflation increased in October, data from the Federal Statistical Office showed on Tuesday.

The consumer price index grew 1.2 percent year-on-year in October, following a 0.9 percent rise in September and August.

Economists had expected a 1.1 percent rise. On a monthly basis, consumer prices gained 0.3 percent in October, after remained unchanged in the previous month.

Economists had forecast a rise of 0.1 percent. Prices for heating oil, gas and fuel increased in October.

The core CPI rose 0.6 percent yearly in October and grew 0.2 percent from the previous month.

The EU measure of harmonized index for consumer prices, or HICP rose 0.4 percent monthly in October and increased 1.3 percent from a year ago.

Separate data from the statistical office showed that the retail sales increased a real working-day adjusted 2.5 percent yearly in September.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, retail sales gained 0.1 percent monthly in September. On a nominal basis, retail sales rose 1.9 percent annually in September and remained unchanged from a month ago.

**InstaForex Gertrude** · 29-12-21, 06:51

US stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones up 0.26%

At the close in New York, the Dow Jones rose 0.26% to a 1-month high, the S&P 500 lost 0.10% and the NASDAQ Composite fell 0.56%.

The leaders of growth among the components of the Dow Jones at the end of today's trading were the shares of Walt Disney Company, which rose 2.40 points (1.57%), to close at 155.20. Boeing Co added 1.46 points or 1.46% to end trades at 206.13. Walmart Inc rose 1.44% or 2.02 points to end at 142.78.

The biggest losers were Salesforce.com Inc, which fell 1.10% or 2.85 points to end the session at 255.45. Nike Inc is up 0.69% or 1.16 points to end at 166.42, while Apple Inc is down 0.58% or 1.04 points to 179.29. ... The top gainers among the components of the S&P 500 at the end of today's trading were Campbell Soup Company, which rose 2.80% to 43.36, Ball Corporation, which gained 2.59% to close at 94.30, and American Airlines Group shares rose 2.04% to end the session at 18.54.

The biggest losers were DexCom Inc, which fell 7.09% to close at 529.50. Etsy Inc shed 3.46% to end the session at 221.73. Penn National Gaming Inc was down 2.89% to 49.34. The leaders of growth among the components of the NASDAQ Composite index at the end of today's trading were shares of Insignia Systems Inc, which rose 64.82% to 19.020, ShiftPixy Inc, which gained 43.09% to close at 1.120, and Pop Culture Group Co Ltd, which were up 35.88% to end the session at 2.31.

The biggest losers were Biofrontera Inc, which fell 29.50% to close at 8.10. Powerbridge Technologies Co Ltd shed 25.45% to end the session at 0.6933. Sensus Healthcare Inc was down 22.67% to 6.310.

On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of securities that fell (1,725) exceeded the number of those that closed in positive territory (1,531), while the quotations of 136 shares remained practically unchanged. On the NASDAQ stock exchange 2,494 companies fell in price, 1,330 increased, and 182 remained at the level of the previous close.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on S&P 500 options trading, fell 0.79% to 17.54, hitting a fresh monthly low.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.12% or 2.20 to $ 1.806.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities, WTI crude for February delivery rose 0.60%, or 0.45, to $ 76.02 a barrel. Futures contracts for Brent oil for March delivery rose 0.08%, or 0.06, to trade at $ 78.84 a barrel.

Meanwhile, on the Forex market, EUR / USD was up 0.04% to hit 1.1313, while USD / JPY was up 0.00% to hit 114.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 96.165.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 28-02-23, 02:47

JAPAN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SINKS 4.6% IN JANUARY

Industrial production in Japan was down a seasonally adjusted 4.6 percent on month in January, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Tuesday.

That was shy of expectations for a decline of 2.6 percent following the 0.3 percent increase in December.

On a yearly basis, industrial output fell 2.3 percent after skipping 2.4 percent in the previous month.

Upon the release of the data, the METI downgraded its assessment of industrial production, saying that it has

Shipments were down 3.1 percent on month and 2.4 percent on year, while inventories fell 0.9 percent on month and gained 3.2 percent on year. The inventory ratio advanced 2.5 percent on month and 9.6 percent on year.
According to the METI's forecast of industrial production, output is expected to jump 8.0 percent in February and rise 0.7 percent in March.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 06-03-23, 06:14

YEN RISES AGAINST MAJORS

The Japanese yen strengthened against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday.

The yen rose to a 5-day high of 144.15 against the euro and a 4-day high of 144.76 against the Swiss franc, from Friday's closing values of 144.36 and 145.03, respectively.

Against the pound, the yen advanced to 163.17 from an early 4-day low of 163.68. Against the Australian and the New Zealand dollars, the yen climbed to 5-day highs of 91.52 and 84.27 from last week's closing quotes of 91.87 and 84.48, respectively.

The yen rose to 99.67 against the Canadian dollar, from Friday's closing value of 99.85.

If the yen extends its uptrend, it is likely to find resistance around 141.00 against the euro, 140.00 against the franc, 159.00 against the pound, 88.00 against the aussie, 82.00 against the kiwi and 95.00 against the loonie.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 27-11-23, 06:28

CHINA INDUSTRIAL PROFITS CONTINUE TO RISE

China industrial profits continued to increase in October albeit at a slower pace, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday. Industrial profits grew 2.7 percent on a yearly basis in October. The pace of increase slowed notably from the 11.9 percent rise posted in September.

During January to October, industrial profits decreased 7.8 percent from the same period last year. Nonetheless, this was slightly slower than the 9 percent decline seen in the first nine months of the year, data showed.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 15-01-24, 06:18

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC NEWS PREVIEW: GERMANY GDP DATA DUE

The annual GDP data from Germany and industrial production from the euro area are the top economic news due on Monday.

At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is scheduled to issue Germany's wholesale prices for December. Wholesale prices are forecast to rise 0.2 percent on a monthly basis, offsetting a 0.2 percent drop in November.

At 4.00 am ET, Germany's annual GDP data is due. The economy is forecast to shrink 0.3 percent in 2023, in contrast to the 1.9 percent expansion in 2022.

In the meantime, foreign trade figures are due from Italy. The trade surplus is forecast to rise to EUR 5.2 billion in November from EUR 4.7 billion in October.

At 5.00 am ET, Eurostat publishes euro area industrial production for November. Economists expect industrial output to drop 0.3 percent on month, following a 0.7 percent decrease in October.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 02-06-16, 07:14

Nikkei down Over 2 Pct, Gold steady Above $1210

All the major Asian stock indices are trading on a lower note on Thursday but the Japan’s Nikkei falls the most above 2 pct. In addition, Japanese Yen hits fresh 2 –week high against US dollar after comments from the BOJ’s Sato. USD/JPY breaks 109.00 marks and trading around 108.90 levels. On the other side, Gold remains well supported above $1200 and trading around $1215 marks. Expected trading range for the gold is $1208 to $1227 marks. Japan’s Nikkei N225 was trading 2.29% lower at 16,568 points in Tokyo. South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.11% higher at 1,984.60 points. Shanghai composite index to open down 0.1 pct at 2,911.22 points and China's CSI300 index to open down 0.1 pct at 3,158.03 points. Hong Kong’s Hang seng index was trading 0.52% higher at 20,864.52 points. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was trading 0.83% lower at 5,278.50 points.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 06-06-16, 04:41

Fxwirepro: Usd/jpy Stabilises Around Fresh -5 Week Low After Nfp Job Results, 105.54 Mark in Focus

USD/JPY is currently trading around 106.71 marks.
It made intraday high at 106.87 and low at 106.35 levels.
Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 107.94 marks.
A daily close above 107.94 is required to take the parity higher towards key resistances around 110.44, 112.60 (55D EMA) and 113.42 levels respectively.
On the other side, a sustained break below 106.13 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 105.71, 105.45 and 104.55 levels respectively.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 13-06-16, 05:01

Fxwirepro: Japanese Yen Gains in Early Hours Despite Lower Than expected Bsi Manufacturing Index Data

USD/JPY is currently trading around 106.43 marks.
It made intraday high at 106.84 and low at 106.36 levels.
Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 107.38 marks.
A daily close above 107.38 is required to take the parity higher towards key resistances around 107.90, 110.44, 112.60 (55D EMA) and 113.42 levels respectively.
On the other side, a sustained break below 106.25 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 105.71, 105.45 and 104.55 levels respectively.
Today Japan released BSI manufacturing index with negative numbers at -11.1% q/q vs -7.9% q/q previous release.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 14-06-16, 05:39

Fxwirepro: Usd/jpy Hovers Around 106.00 Mark in Early Hours, a Sustain Close Below Targets 105.19

USD/JPY is currently trading around 106.05 marks. It made intraday high at 106.42 and low at 105.93 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 107.38 marks. A daily close above 107.38 is required to take the parity higher towards key resistances around 107.90, 110.44, 112.60 (55D EMA) and 113.42 levels respectively.
On the other side, a sustained close below 106.00 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 105.19 (October 15, 2014 low) and 104.55 levels respectively.
Today Japan will release revised industrial production data at 0430 GMT. Market expects a rise to 0.4% m/m vs 0.3% m/m previous release.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 16-06-16, 04:46

Fxwirepro: Asx200 Struggles to Break Above 5200, Good to Buy at Dips

Major resistance - 5205 (21 4H MA)
Major Support - 5130 (200 day MA)
ASX200 has recovered till 5198 at the time of writing from the low of 5143 made yesterday .The index has not able break above 5200 and has started to decline from the high made today. It is currently trading at 5170.
Short term trend is slightly bullish as long as support 5130 holds. Any violation below major support will drag the index down till 5075/5000 in the short term.
On the higher side any break above 5205 will take the index to 5250 (55 day EMA)/5300/5337 (21 day MA). It is good to buy at dips around 5160-65 with SL around 5130 for the TP of 5250

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 17-06-16, 06:00

Fxwirepro: Usd/jpy Fails to Sustain Below 103.00 Mark, Faces Strong Resistance at 105.19

USD/JPY is currently trading around 104.59 marks. It made intraday high at 104.82 and low at 104.22 levels. Intraday bias remains slightly bullish for the moment. A daily close above 105.19 is required to take the parity higher towards key resistances around 106.12, 107.90, 110.44, 112.60 (55D EMA) and 113.42 levels respectively. Alternatively, a sustained close below 104.00 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 103.54, 102.10 and 101.56 levels respectively. Important to note here that, 20D, 30D and 55D EMA heads down and confirms bearish trend in a daily chart. Current upside movement is short term trend correction only.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 20-06-16, 03:13

UK House Prices Rise 0.8% In May - Rightmove

The average asking price for a house in the United kingdom was up 0.8 percent on month in May, property tracking website Rightmove said on Monday - coming in at 310,471 pounds.

That follows the 0.4 percent increase in April.

On a yearly basis, house prices advanced 5.5 percent - slowing from 7.8 percent in the previous month.

Individually, house prices in London dipped 0.2 percent on month, while every other area saw an increase.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 21-06-16, 06:06

Fxwirepro: Aussie Gains Against Major Peers After Rba Minutes, Aud/nzd Back Above 1.05 Mark

AUD/NZD is trading around 1.0504 marks.
Pair made intraday high at 1.0509 and low at 1.0459 marks.
Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds initial support at 1.0455 marks.
On the top side, a sustained close above 1.0547 will drag the parity higher towards 1.0647/1.0748/1.0823/1.0976 (January 2016 high) /1.1062 (30D EMA)/1.1123/1.1298/1.1317 levels respectively. Alternatively, a daily close below 1.0455 will take the parity down towards key supports around 1.0408(June 9, 2016 low), 1.0362 and 1.0231 marks respectively.
Important to note here that, 20D, 30D and 55D EMA heads down and confirms bearish trend in a daily chart. Current upside movement is short term trend correction only.
Today Australia released meeting minutes and HPI data.
Australia’s HPI fell to -0.2% q/q vs 0.2% q/q previous release.
RBA minutes: Board judged leaving rates steady at June 7 meeting was consistent with sustainable growth.
RBA minutes: Low interest rates and weaker A$ since 2013 helped support above potential growth in Q1.
RBA minutes: Growth in household disposable income had been stronger than measures of income growth for overall economy. We prefer to take short position in AUD/NZD around 1.0525, stop loss 1.0572 and target 1.0416/ 1.0374 levels.

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