Inflation

Semiconductor industry and transport component manufacturers are major growth drivers on back of weakening yen.

German economy is expected to rebound in 2013 boosted by a stable labour market and modest inflation.

Quality of life and political stability make Singapore most favoured destination.

Industrial production rises to 9.6 percent in October while retail sales increase to 14.5 percent.

Nikkei and KOSPI down 0.94 and 1 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices slip0.54 and 0.10 percent

Nikkei 225 average and Hang Seng end 0.51 percent and 0.09 percent higher while KOSPI and Shanghai fall 0.40 per cent and 0.30 percent.

Inflation rate eases mainly on account of drop in food prices.

Shanghai Composite index down 0.40 percent, while Hang Seng slides 0.14. KOSPI 0.32 percent lower and Nikkei up 0.40 percent.

June to September monsoon is critical for India as farmers plant most of their summer crops during this period.

The marginal rise in beer duty revenues the government is achieving offset by a fall in income from jobs and other taxes.

The slowdown in the economic activity of China continued in April as the weakening external demand and domestic consumption hit the industrial activity in the world’s second largest economy to reach its lowest level since May 2009, showing evidence that decelerating growth in the country is to yet find the bottom.