Daily Market Insight

• New US jobless claims edge down; continued claims on the rise • Japan logs current account surplus as trade swings back into black • China's consumer prices back in decline as recovery wobbles • Dollar steady against euro, yen on intervention watch as it hits one-week low

• US 30-year mortgage rate plunges by most in nearly 16 months • Euro zone retail sales fall in Sept, exposing weak consumer demand • China car sales seen 20% up in November as makers eye sales goals • Dollar steady against euro, yen on intervention watch as it hits one-week low

• US trade gap widens more than expected in September • Japan's wages, consumer spending extend declines in test for BOJ policy • Chinese exports fall further in Oct, trade surplus hits 17-mth low • Dollar bounces after sharp selloff, weak data hurts euro

• US service sector at five-month low in October • Euro zone recession fears harden as surveys show grim start to Q4 • German service sector activity contracts in October • Dollar rebounds, Fed officials take center stage

• US job growth slows down with unemployment rate hitting two-year high • Eurozone unemployment edges up as ECB maintains high interest rates • Japan service activity posts slowest growth this year • Dollar maintains strength amid global economic uncertainties

• Fed keeps rates unchanged, Powell hedges on possible end of tightening campaign • US job openings stay elevated, layoffs at nine-month low • US manufacturing sector slumps in October-ISM • US dollar falls as markets believe Fed is done hiking rates

• Wages boost US labor costs; house price inflation picks up • Euro zone Q3 GDP growth weaker than expected • Euro zone inflation drops to lowest in over two years • Yen on intervention watch after hitting 1-year low on BOJ disappointment

• U.S. new vehicle sales forecast to rise 4% despite October strikes • German inflation eases in October to lowest level in two years • China manufacturing PMI shrinks in Oct, services growth slows • Japanese yen rises to two-week high vs dollar on talk of BOJ policy tweak

• US consumer spending exits third quarter on strong note; monthly core inflation rises • US Treasury seen boosting auction sizes as budget deficit worsens • China's Sept industrial profits extend gains helped by policy support • Dollar eases as month-end flows weigh; eyes on Fed and BOJ

• U.S. economic growth exceeds expectations despite potential threats • Mortgage rates in the U.S. hit seven-week surge • Core inflation in Japan's capital unexpectedly accelerates, BOJ in spotlight • Asia FX weakens, yen on intervention watch after breaching 150