Inflation

GfK survey shows first consecutive drop in month-on-month UK consumer confidence since 2011

Chancellor Angela Merkel will be able to form a government by Christmas.

Bank will continue its money market operations so that monetary base will increase at annual pace of about 60tn yen to 70tn yen.

Incomes Data Services survey reveals manufacturers offered steepest rises of average 2.5%.

Bitcoin's value passes $300, up from $150 a month ago, as fears of boom-and-bust are reignited among analysts.

Despite better economic outlook, consumers are still reluctant, unwilling or unable to increase spend.

Markit Household Index data shows higher energy bills and lower pay is eating into consumer spending

GDP rose 7.8% on year in third quarter, up from 7.5% in the second quarter

RBI lowers rate at which banks borrow funds overnight from central bank.

Nonfarm labour productivity in second quarter up by mere 0.3%, says study.

Rising energy prices after shutdown of nuclear power plants boost inflation.

India's inflation rose to 6-month high at 6.1% in August.

Wholesale price inflation rises for the third month to 6.1% in August, beating economists' expectations of 5.7%.

China's property tightening policies are not strictly enforced on the local level, feel analysts.

All the largest eurozone economies except Germany are predicted to be in recession this year.

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.