As the unwinding of yen carry trades came to an end, the market returned to a more stable state, though it remains highly sensitive to economic data. The S&P 500's gains narrowed due to underperformance in some tech stocks, while it also faced the challenge of reaching new highs. Meanwhile, U.S....

    Summary:  Manufacturing PMI Remains in Contraction Non-Manufacturing PMI Slight Increase   China's manufacturing PMI continued to decline, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on August 31. The manufacturing PMI decreased from 49.4 i...

    Summary:  Q2 real GDP revised up to 3.0% Initial jobless claims last week fell by 2,000 to 231,000 Continuing claims last week rose by 13,000 to 1,868,000   The U.S. initial jobless claims slightly declined last week, as reported by the Bureau of Labo...

The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index slightly increased in August, reaching 103.3, as reported by the Conference Board on August 27.  This marks a small rise of 1.4 from the previous month. Both the Present Situation Index and the Expectations Index improved in August, indicating that consumers r...

The Japan Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) growth rate keeps above 2%  in July, as reported on August 27. According to the Bank of Japan, the SPPI increased by 2.8% year-on-year in July, slightly lower than the 3.1% recorded in the previous month, but the overall upward trend remains unchanged....