Economic Indicators News

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. consumers this month were the most downbeat on the economy since November 2016, a third straight drop after expectations reached a 16-year high just three...

(Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s central bank held rates for a third straight meeting as a weak lira stalks an economy still reeling from a summer currency crash. The lira...

SYDNEY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A measure of Australian consumer confidence took a spill in January as respondents turned gloomy on the economy and their own finances at the start of...

(Bloomberg) -- A key measure of U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in December and the overall gauge declined more than forecast amid lower oil prices, signaling potential...

Since the second half of 2017, the major risks associated with the residential property market have significantly increased and will continue to do so into 2019. This is according...

Investing.com - China’s exports shrank the most in 2 years in December, data on Monday showed. Exports in December unexpected fell 4.4% from a year earlier, while imports...

When it comes to buying property, the current climate means it is very much a case of buyer beware. RiskWise Property Research CEO Doron Peleg said the second half of 2018 saw the...

Australian retail turnover rose 0.4 per cent in November 2018, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures. This...

By Swati Pandey SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Australian retail sales jumped to the highest in five months in November boosted by pre-Christmas shopping, an indication private...

“After a sustained boom over recent years, residential building activity in Victoria continues to cool” said Fiona Nield, HIA Executive...

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI) dropped a further 1.9 points to 42.6 in December,...

(Bloomberg) -- A market-soothing set of minutes to the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 18-19 policy meeting raised questions Wednesday over why investors didn’t get that same...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s factory inflation slowed sharply in December, continuing the slowdown for a sixth straight month to the weakest level since late 2016 on softening...

Investing.com - China’s producer price index and the consumer price index both grew less than median estimate in December, official data showed on Thursday in Asia. The...

Tasmania has topped the list for Australia’s fastest selling suburbs. A whopping eight of them have placed in the Top 10 with only two suburbs outside the Apple...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s Finance Ministry is set to propose a small increase in the targeted budget deficit for this year as officials seek to balance support for the economy...

Australia’s Motorcycle Market (which includes the ATV/SSV market) fell 8.7 per cent in 2018, with total sales for the full calendar year of 95,080. The 2018 market again...

Australian properties resold for $14.06 billion in profits, but 11.1% of homes were resold at a loss. Key findings from the CoreLogic Pain & Gain Report for the September 2018...

The number of dwellings approved in Australia fell by 2.3 per cent in November 2018, in trend terms, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)...

* Nov building approvals down 9.1 pct m/m vs -0.5 pct consensus * Cooling in housing market seen weighing on economy - Westpac * Non-residential approvals holding up * ABS job...

The number of job vacancies in Australia increased by 1.7 per cent over the November 2018 quarter, according to new trend figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Bjorn...

SYDNEY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Job vacancies in Australia rose to a fresh all-time peak in the three months ended November in a promising sign that demand for labour would remain...

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) fell 3.0 points to 52.1 in December, with consumer-oriented sectors leading growth as...

Jan 8 (Reuters) - The growth of the global economy is expected to slow to 2.9 percent in 2019 compared with 3 percent in 2018, the World Bank said on Tuesday, citing elevated trade...

NOVEMBER KEY POINTS BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $2,259m in November 2018, a decrease of $7m on the...

SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Australian job advertisements in newspapers and on the internet were unchanged in December although annual growth was still strong, a survey showed on...

(Bloomberg) -- Expansion in U.S. service industries slowed by more than expected in December to end the year on a weaker note as measures of business and employment fell, though...

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) fell 1.8 points to 49.5 in December, signalling the first mild contraction in...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. employers probably capped a strong year of hiring with a gain just short of the average pace in 2018. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 184,000 in December, according...

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. employers probably capped a strong year of hiring with a gain just short of the average pace in 2018. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 184,000 in December, according...

* China Caixin PMI posts first contraction since May 2017* Factory activity shrinks in Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea* Asian central banks seen on hold throughout 2019 (Adds India...

Investing.com - China's factory activity shrank for the first time in 19 months in December, a private survey showed on Wednesday. The Caixin Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.7 from...

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s economic growth slowed toward the year-end as global trade tensions and rising interest rates took their toll on the export-reliant city...

(Bloomberg) -- Factory conditions across some of Asia’s most export-oriented economies slumped in December, hit by the U.S.-China trade war and a fading technology boom. In...

(Bloomberg) -- The downturn in Sydney’s property market is set to deepen this year as tighter lending standards and the worst slump in values since the late 1980s cause...