Japan’s wholesale prices rose 2.7% in October from a year earlier, slowing from the previous month due in part to falling import costs, central bank data showed on Thursday.
U.S. light-vehicle sales slowed in October as the market absorbed the loss of key electric vehicle tax credits and a seasonal dip in consumer demand, according to preliminary data from GlobalData.
UK economic growth almost ground to a halt in the third quarter (3Q) after looming tax hikes and the Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack weighed on activity in September, piling more pressure on the Labour government ahead of a crucial budget on Nov 26.
Most Asian equities advanced on Thursday, with South Korean shares on a four-day rally, while regional currencies held steady after US President Donald Trump signed a bill ending the nation's longest government shutdown.
The European Union is set to propose a plan to the US that would implement the next phase of the trade agreement the two sides reached this summer, according to people familiar with the matter.
European Union member states are seeking to postpone the implementation of the bloc's anti-deforestation law by another year, an EU negotiating draft dated November 10 shows.