Global Indices & Market News
Global stock market review
The US market and Hong Kong market were flat last week, U.S. S & P 500 Index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.3% and 0.07% respectively. However, the Nikkei 225 index dropped by 4.98% last week.
Abe orders Japan’s sales-tax Increase
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proceeded with an April sales-tax increase and a 5 trillion yen ($51 billion) stimulus plan as he tries to rein in the world’s biggest debt burden without negating efforts to end deflation.
Japan August output slips
Japan's industrial output slid 0.7 percent in August after a hefty gain the previous month, but company production forecasts indicate that factory output and the broader economy are still on track to steady recovery.
Labor Department didn’t release U.S. payrolls report
The U.S. Department of Labor didn’t issue the September payrolls report last Thursday as initially scheduled because of the partial government shutdown.
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