JEQ News and Press, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc. From 04/09/24

2024-04-09 02:45:03 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) +1.08%. Japanese consumer confidence was 39.5 vs. 39.1 prior . Japan’s machine tool orders dropped 8.5% year-on-year to JPY 135,647 million in March 2024, accelerating from an 8% fall in the previous month, data from the Japan...

2024-04-08 03:11:51 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) +0.91%. The gauge for Japan’s service sector fell to 49.8 in March 2024 from 51.3 in the previous month, the lowest figure since January 2023.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Asi...

2024-04-05 03:12:28 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) -1.96%. Household spending in Japan dropped in real terms by 0.5% year over year in February 2024, less than market forecasts of a 3.0% fall and much softer than a 6.3% decline in the prior month.... Read the full article on Seeking Al...

2024-04-04 03:54:40 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) +0.81%. China ( SHCOMP ) market closed. Hong Kong ( HSI ) market closed. India ( SENSEX ) -0.09%.The HSBC India Composite PMI was revised upward to 61.8 in March 2024 from a preliminary reading of 61.3,...

2024-04-03 02:57:29 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) -0.97% . Japan Jibun / S&P Global Services PMI 54.1 (preliminary was 54.9, prior 52.9).... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Asia markets fall with cautious traders watching a devastating...

2024-04-02 03:31:07 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) +0.09% . China ( SHCOMP ) -0.33% .Traders were uneasy ahead of March Services PMI data from a private survey on Wednesday, after February's figures pointed to the softest pace of growth in three months due to subdued domestic orde...

2024-04-01 02:42:08 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) -1.37% . Japan Final Manufacturing PMI for March 2024 comes in at 48.2 (flash 48.2, prior 47.2).... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Asia markets mixed in thin holiday trade as investors che...

2024-03-29 02:14:38 ET Japan ( NKY:IND ) +0.67% . Japan's industrial output slipped 0.1% in February, and retail sales exceeded forecasts .... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Asia markets rises in thin holiday trade ahead of PCE in...

2024-03-29 01:55:52 ET The core consumer price index in Tokyo's Ku-area rose 2.4% from the previous year in March 2024, easing from a four-month high. The Bank of Japan raised rates for the first time since 2007, ending eight years of negative rates and abandoning yield curve co...

2024-03-29 01:32:27 ET Investors assessed mixed economic data in Japan for February, with a surprise increase in the unemployment rate and a decline in industrial production, while retail sales rose more than expected. Japan's industrial output dropped 0.1% in February from a mo...