Chinese PPI rose to an annual rate of 0.1%, from -0.8% in the preceding month.
Chinese CPI rose to an annual rate of 1.9%, from 1.3% in the preceding month.
Japan’s M2 Money Stock rose to a seasonally adjusted 3.6%, from 3.3% in the preceding month.
Japan’s Corporate Goods Price Index rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of -3.2%, from -3.6% in the preceding month.
U.S. Department of Labor said the number of individuals filing for initial jobless benefits in the week ending October 8 held steady at 246,000, matching a 43-year low. Analysts expected jobless claims to rise by 8,000 to 254,000 last week.
India consumer price index-based inflation fell to 4.31% in September, easing below the inflation target of 5% set by central bank to be achieved by March 2017, compared to 5.05% in the previous month, data released by the government showed Thursday.
