Market News Briefing – November 14th 2016 10:00 (GMT+1)

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Japan’s growth in the third quarter by 2.2%

Data released in Japan today pointed on a sharper than expected growth in the third quarter at the background of recovery in exports.
However, a weak domestic demand continues to hurt the country’s economy.
The data showed that Japan’s economy grew in the third quarter at an annual rate of 2.2%, compared with forecasts for growth of only 0.9%.

Market News Briefing – November 14th 2016 07:30 (GMT+1)

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The trading on the Asian stock markets conducted with a mixed trend, at the background of mixed macroeconomic data in China which weigh down the trading, while weakening the Japanese yen that benefited the Japanese exporters and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

China National Statistics Office published today that retail sales in October increased by 10% compared to October 2015, but a drop compared to the 10.7% increase in September.
Another data pointed of a growth of 6.1% in industrial output – a figure identical to that published last month, but it was short compared to the economists’ forecasts.