U.K's Gfk consumer confidence to -12

United Kingdom

U.K's Gfk consumer confidence dropped from -9 to -12 and did not meet the analysts' estimations for a rise to -8.

U.K's Gfk CPI lowers to -12 and South Korea's IP to 0.8%

South Korea

The South Korean industrial production declined from 4.3% to 0.8% and slightly missed the economists' predictions for a drop to 0.5%.

Japan

Japan's rate of unemployment declined from 3.2% to 3.1% while the economists predicted the rate to stabilize at 3.2%.

The nation's national core CPI fell from -0.4% to -0.5%. The analysts predicted the CPI to stabilize at -0.4%.

The Japanese industrial production rose from -2.6% to 1.9%. The analysts predicted the IP to appreciate 0.7%.

The nation's retail sales appreciated from -1.9% to -1.4% and missed the analysts' predictions for a rise to -1.5%.

Japan's housing starts fell from 9.8% to -2.5%. The economists and the analysts predicted the indicator to decline to -3.0%.

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