Author: Anas Farah

Japan’s household spending picks up, China’s economic ties with U.S shaky Day in Review Japan Household spending in Japan increased 9.5% year over year for the month of September coming higher than survey expectations figures of 7%. The increase is the highest year to date and in the past 5

Japan’s office rental market tightens, e-commerce retail sales up 20% YoY Day in Review Japan The average vacancies rate in the Tokyo offices market was down to 1.63% from 1.64% for the month of October. The offices market in Tokyo continues to be tight with a continuous decline in vacancies

Eurozone PMI’s show decoupling between manufacturing and services Day in Review South Korea South Korea’s current account balance increased to $7.47billions for the month of September. Last month’s surplus was around $5.2billions. Nevertheless, the figure comes lower than the same month of last year where the surplus recorded over $11billions.

Hong Kong’s PMI drops to lowest recorded level amid continuous turmoil Day in Review Hong Kong Hong Kong’s PMI index figure for October was down to 39.3 points highlighting the severity of the economic situation in Hong Kong. The index has been in contraction territory for more than a year