Asian stocks rise on Wednesday
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S. Korea retail sales jump in July ’25
South Korea's retail sales increased by 9.1 per cent in July 2025 compared to the previous year, driven by strong…
H. Kong retail sales inch up in June ’25
Hong Kong’s retail sales rose by 0.7 per cent year-on-year in June 2025 to HK$30.1 billion.
H. Kong retail sales rise in May ’25 – C&SD
Hong Kong’s total retail sales value in May 2025 was provisionally estimated at HK$31.3 billion, marking a 2.4 per…
China’s retail sales up in May ’25
China’s total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4,132.6 billion yuan in May 2025, rising by 6.4 per cent year…
UK retail sales fall in April ’25
UK retail sales volumes dropped at the slowest rate since October in April, according to a survey by the…
Sterling falls on Thursday, weakest since Jan. ’25
The pound sterling slid to 83.85 pence per euro on Thursday, its weakest level since January, as the euro…
Sterling rises as markets await UK economic data
The pound sterling edged up 0.2 per cent to $1.261 on Thursday as traders awaited UK consumer spending and business…
CIS GDP to surpass global average – Putin
The total GDP of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries is projected to grow by 4.7 per cent in 2024,…
German retail sales recover in August ’24
Retail sales in Germany rose by 1.6 per cent in real terms in August 2024 compared to July, according to…
UK retail sales 2% Y-o-Y up in September ’24
UK retail sales increased by 2.0 per cent year-on-year in September, exceeding the three-month average growth of…
Eurozone retail trade grows slightly in July ’24
Retail trade volumes in the euro area and the EU saw slight improvements in July 2024, according to Eurostat data.
Australia’s retail sales remain unchanged in July
Australia's retail sales remained flat month-on-month in July.
UK retail sales drop for 3rd consecutive month
UK retail sales volumes fell for the third straight month in the year to August, though at a slower pace than in…
H. Kong’s retail sales declines 9.7 YoY in June
Hong Kong retail sales experienced a 9.7 per cent year-on-year decline in June, marking the fourth consecutive…
British retail sales hit new low in July, CBI
British retailers faced a challenging July, with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reporting a sharp…
S. African retail sales inch up 0.8% YoY in May
Statistics South Africa released retail sales data on Wednesday, showing a modest year-on-year increase but a…
H. Kong retail sales slide 11.5% YoY in May
Hong Kong's retail sector continues to struggle as May sales dropped by 11.5 per cent year-on-year to HK$30.5…
Australia retail sales inch up 0.1% in April
Australian retail sales in April increased by 0.1 per cent following a 0.4 per cent decline in March.
H. Kong retail sales up 1.9% in Feb.
Hong Kong's retail sales continued to rise for the 15th consecutive month in February, driven by growth in tourism…
German retail sales slump in February
Retail sales in Germany saw a surprising drop in February, falling by 1.9 per cent compared to the previous month,…
China’s Jan-Feb 7% industrial output jumps, tops forecasts
China’s industrial output saw a year-on-year increase of 7.0 per cent in the first two months of 2024, surpassing…
H. Kong retail sales rose 7.8% in Dec. ’23
Hong Kong’s retail sales surged by 7.8 per cent to record HK$36.3 billion ($4.64 billion) in December 2023…
U.S. stocks end sharply lower as coronavirus weighs on oil prices, bank earnings
U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday as wrenching numbers on oil prices, and bank earnings, and retail…
Here’s how another coronavirus epidemic affected China’s economy around 20 years ago
The new coronavirus — believed to have first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan — is often compared to SARS,…
Asian stocks trade mixed as the dollar pares some gains; Takeda falls 7%
Asian stocks traded mixed on Thursday, as several regional markets shrugged off weakness seen overnight on Wall…
Stocks in Asia edge up as investors digest China trade data
Markets in Asia finished the session mostly higher on Friday as investors digested the release of China trade…
U.S. Economy more Tortoise than Hare
Maybe the U.S. economy will bounce back in a big way in the spring, but the early evidence is sorely lacking. Let’s…