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Japan Household Spending Climbs In September
The average of household spending in Japan jumped 2.9 percent on year in August, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday - standing at 291,156 yen. That topped forecasts for an increase of 0.3 percent following the 0.2 percent annual contraction in July. The average of monthly income per household stood at 475,369 yen, up 2.2 percent on year, while the average of consumption expenditures per household was 317,195 yen, up 3.4 percent on year. Individually, spending on housing jumped 15.2 percent on year, followed by education (13.3 percent), communication (8.6 percent), furniture (7.7 percent), fuel (6.8 percent), recreation (1.5 percent) and food (0.6 percent). Spending on clothing was down 4.9 percent, and medical care was down 4.2 percent. Also on Friday: . The ministry said that the unemployment rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 3.4 percent in August. That was above forecasts for 3.3 percent, which would have been unchanged from the July reading. The job-to-applicant ratio was 1.23, beating forecasts for 1.22 and up from 1.21 in the previous month. The participation rate was 59.6, unchanged from the previous month. The number of employed persons in August was 63.79 million, an increase of 160,000 or 0.3 percent on year. The number of unemployed persons in August was 2.25 million, a decrease of 60,000 or 2.6 percent on year. . The monetary base in Japan jumped 35.1 percent on year in September, the Bank of Japan said, coming in at 332.194 trillion yen. That follows the 33.3 percent spike in August. Banknotes in circulation climbed an annual 5.9 percent, while coins in circulation gained 0.7 percent. Current account balances surged 52.4 percent on year, including a 51.5 percent spike in reserve balances. The adjusted monetary base climbed 46.3 percent to 332.512 trillion yen. For the third quarter of 2015, the monetary base jumped 33.7 percent on year.
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Euro escalates ahead of US jobs data
The euro lost its ground Thursday, a day before the US jobs data that may affect the Federal Reserve's timing of raising interest rates this year. Traders are anticipating the nonfarm payrolls data, which many of them believe the figures may give a clearest picture of the overall US economy. Against the US dollar, the common currency closed at $1.1196. Thursday's move emphasizes the uncertainty encompassing the market “regarding the Fe's timing,” said Joe Manimbo, Senior Market Analyst at Western Union
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Australia Job Ads Rise At Faster Rate In September l
Job advertisements in Australia climbed for the second straight month in September at a faster pace, latest survey from the Australian and New Zealand Banking Group revealed Monday. Total job ads rose a seasonally adjusted 3.9 percent month-over-month in September, much faster than the 1.3 percent increase in August. In July, ads had fallen 0.4 percent. Internet job ads also grew at a faster pace of 4.0 percent monthly in September, following a 1.3 percent rise in the previous month. Meanwhile, newspaper ads fell 2.7 percent over the prior month, marking its first drop in three months. On an annual basis, job ads surged 10.5 percent in September, slightly slower than August's 10.7 percent growth. "The positive trend in job advertising is a sign that the economy is so far adjusting relatively well to significant headwinds from falling commodity prices and mining investment," ANZ Chief Economist Warren Hogan, said. "While we expect momentum in non-mining activity to remain quite good in the near-term, our view is that the significant support to growth from the factors above will wane heading into 2016." "For this reason, we expect employment growth to remain reasonably healthy over the remainder of 2015 but to then soften next year. This is likely to prompt the Reserve Bank to provide a little more monetary policy support to prevent the unemployment rate from rising further."
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US dollar holds losses as traders pare back rate bets
The US dollar nursed losses Monday as disappointing US jobs data made investors scale back bets the Federal Reserve was on course to increase interest rates as early as this month. Last week, the nonfarm payrolls report showed the US employers added only 142,000 jobs in September. The greenback finished at $1.1233 from Friday's $1.1319. Against the Japanese yen, the currency closed at ¥120.01 from ¥118.68. “Though the Fed anticipated to defer its first rate hike until the first quarter of 2016, we still believe “the US economy is one of the few capable of generating inflation due to a relative tight labour market,” said strategists at Barclays. Uncertainty regarding the 's timing of rate increase has kept the currency locked in ranges although the US central bank is still expected to be the first one to raise rates in the near term.
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Japanese yen declines as haven demand falters on higher stocks
The Japanese yen plummeted Tuesday as a rebound in commodities and stocks dampened demand for safe haven. The currency ended at ¥120.48 per US dollar and ¥85.36 per Australian dollar. Stocks and commodities, as US rate hike bets are scaled back, noticed a “big rebound and eased risk aversion,” said Etsuko Yamashita, Chief Economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan will commence their two-day meeting toda
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Australia retains rates as Aussie alleviates commodity price plunge
Australia's central bank on Tuesday left interest rates unchanged as the Australian dollar eased the impact of commodity prices' downfall and a weaker Chinese economy. In a statement, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens said the cash rate is still at a record low of 2%. The RBA reduced the rate twice this year, in May and February. The Aussie has lost almost 9% in the second quarter. Stevens emphasized there had been further softening in China and east Asia lately, and that the currency is adjusting to the considerable declines in major commodity prices. The Aussie ended at 71.18 US cents from 70.83 US cents ahead of the rate decision.
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Asian shares accelerate as Samsung beats profit projections
Asian stocks ascended on sixth day as Samsung Electronics Co. shares leaped following its quarterly profit surpassed predictions and traders anticipated Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 0.2% to 129.23 in Tokyo. Samsung surged 3.8% on better than expected profit in the third quarter, as the weaker Korean won bolstered component revenue and dampened the effect of price reductions on Galaxy smartphones. Also, Japan's Topix index gained 0.2%, while South Korea's Kospi index added 0.4%. Chinese markets are still closed for a holiday, while Hong Kong is yet to resume trading.
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Taiwan CPI Rises Unexpectedly In September
Taiwan's consumer prices increased unexpectedly in September, figures from the Taiwan National Statistics showed Wednesday. The consumer price index rose 0.28 percent year-over-year in September, confounding economists' expectations for a 0.5 percent fall. In August, prices had fallen the same 0.5 percent. Food prices grew 5.85 percent annually in September and health costs went up by 0.31 percent. Meanwhile, costs for transport and communication declined 6.59 percent and clothing prices dropped by 0.67 percent. On a monthly basis, consumer prices climbed 0.68 percent in September. In a separate report, the statistical office announced that wholesale prices fell at a slower pace of 8.6 percent yearly in September, following a 9.4 percent decrease in August. Economists had expected a 8.8 percent decline for the month. Prices have been falling since September last year. Month-on-month, wholesale prices edged up 0.09 percent. Import prices plunged 12.2 percent in September from a year ago, while it rose 0.07 percent from the preceding month.
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Japan August Current Account Surplus Y1.653 Billion
Japan posted a current account surplus of 1.653 billion yen in August, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday. That exceeded forecasts for a surplus of 1.226 billion yen following the 1.808 billion yen surplus in July. The trade balance came in at a deficit of 326.1 billion yen following the 108.0 billion yen shortfall in the previous month. Exports added 3.6 percent on year to 5.857 trillion yen after climbing 4.6 percent to 6.544 trillion in July. Imports slipped an annual 4.9 percent to 6.184 trillion yen after dipping 6.5 percent to 6.652 trillion yen a month earlier. The capital account reflected a shortfall of 10.1 billion yen, the ministry said, while the financial account saw a surplus of 1.938 trillion yen. The adjusted current account balance was a surplus of 1.590 trillion yen, topping expectations for 1.226 trillion yen and up from 1.321 trillion yen a month earlier.
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Global market at risk of new financial crisis, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund warned the world is at risk of a fresh financial crisis leading to global recession if governments and policymakers misgovern market stability risks. IMF's head of financial stability José Viñals said the bad scenario does not depend on severe presumptions at all, indicating the increase in risk premiums and corporate defaults among emerging economies, and decrease in appetite for riskier assets. The institution, in its bi-annual global financial stability report, imitated the effects of the pressing financial perils in emerging markets turning sour from another shock to confidence or policy mishaps. IMF projected spending growth would slide sharply in advanced and emerging economies, resulting in a shortfall in output of 2.4% by 2017. Global growth would face the likelihood of slumping below 2% for a year.
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