Builders' Pessimism Is at an All-Time High, a New Survey Finds

The National Association of Home Builders said on Tuesday that builder confidence had dropped to 2012 levels in October, providing additional indication that rising prices and borrowing rates are having a negative impact on the housing market.

The National Association of Home Builders i...

Polls in Thailand Reveals General Prayut will Stay in Power

The National Institute of Development Administration of Thailand conducted a telephonic survey to find out what the Thai’s thought of the future of the political and economic situation in the country.

The poll was conducted from 4th to 6th January and saw 1.325 respondents above t...

CHINA’S MANUFACTURING PMI FELL TO LOWEST LEVEL IN MARCH 2021

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• China’s manufacturing PMI fell to lowest level in March 2021.
• Caixin/Markit reported the country’s manufacturing PMI to have dropped to 50.6 in March.
• Producer price inflation in February picked up to its high...

S. KOREA’S MINISTRY OF GENDER TO SURVEY ON STALKING AND DATING VIOLENCE

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• S. Korea’s Ministry of Gender to survey on stalking and dating violence.
• The ministry is also planning to map out employment plans for women.
• A new division will be created in the ministry to review and monitor the ...

JETRO RELEASES SURVEY REPORT ON EXPECTATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL 2021

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• JETRO releases survey report on the expectation of business activities for fiscal 2021.
• Around 80 percent of overseas affiliates of Japanese companies expect business to return normal in 2021.
• From the survey, around 30.9...

TOKYO STOCKS END HIGHER OVER BOJ BUSINESS SENTIMENT SURVEY

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• Tokyo stocks end higher over BOJ business sentiment survey.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 79.92 points.
• Topix index of all first section issues on the TSE ended at 8.51 points.
• Stock issues saw...

BOJ SURVEY SHOWS BUSINESS SENTIMENT IMPROVES FOR THE 2ND QUARTER IN DECEMBER

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• BOJ survey shows business sentiment improves for the 2nd quarter in December.
• The survey however is pessimistic due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country and otherwise.
• The index for large nonmanufacturers rose to minus...

AUSTRALIAN FOOD SURVEY NOTED $10.3 BN FOOD BILL FOR THE YEAR 2020, AMID PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN

HIGHLIGHTS

• Australians squandered more food during the Covid-19 pandemic, to a great extent because of frenzy purchasing and food conveyance administrations

The yearly bill for the nation's inefficient food decisions soars to an expected $1...

BOJ REPORTS KEY INDEX MEASURING CONFIDENCE AMONG COMPANIES RISE IN SEPTEMBER

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• BOJ reports key index measuring confidence among companies rise in September.
• The index last rose in December 2017.
• The index for large nonmanufacturers improved to minus 12 from minus 17.
• The BOJ surveyed 9,53...

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JOLTED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 4.5

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• According to a report by the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was recorded at 11:39 p.m. two miles west of El Monte and ten miles from Los Angeles

• The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) immediately issued a warning for the people to prepare for aft...

MAGNITUDE 3.1 EARTHQUAKE REPORTED IN NEW JERSEY

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• This earthquake of magnitude 3.1 was recorded in East Freehold, New Jersey at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday

• According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the centre of this earthquake was 1.25 miles south, southeast of the center of East Freehold

NORTHWEST FLORIDA, ALABAMA JOLTED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF 3.8 MAGNITUDE

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• According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at around 11 a.m. EDT and the epicentre of this quake was about two miles northwest of Mount Carmel, Florida

• Fortunately there are no reports of damage and any loss of property or lives

SURVEY REPORTS HALF PEOPLE IN JAPAN FEEL HEALTHIER NOW DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK

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• Survey reports half people in Japan feel healthier now due to COVID-19 outbreak.
• The survey was done by a private establishment.
• Around 5,640 had responded to the survey.
• People have mentioned having had impro...

NABE SURVEY: THE ECONOMY COULD OBSERVE A DOUBLE-DIP RECESSION

Highlights

• Fed’s stimulus efforts were acknowledged 
• Congress’s response to the recession was debated  

The National Association for Business Economics surveyed economists. According to a m...

29 PERCENT DELHI PEOPLE HAVE ANTI-BODIES: SERO-SURVEY RESULTS

According to the results of sero-survey that was conducted in the national capital between August 1 and 7, 29.1 percent of people have developed antibodies against COVID-19 said Delhi state government's health minister Satyendra Jain. As per this survey, 32.2 percent women and 28.3 percent me...

BANK OF AMERICA: FIRMS COULD FACE $1 TRILLION FOR RELOCATION FROM CHINA

Highlights

• The pandemic has caused supply chain disruptions for many sectors  
• Many of them had to broaden the scope of re-shoring plans 

In the wake of the corona virus pandemic, foreign firms intend to sh...

SMALL BUSINESSES OBSERVE IMPROVEMENT

Highlights

• In the third quarter of the year, small business confidence improved  
• It rose to 53 from 49 in Q2

Despite the rise in coronavirus cases, small businesses are adapting operations to the new normal. It is both in the c...

VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING IN TOKYO OLYMPICS ARE WORRIED ABOUT ANTI COVID-19 MEASURES

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• Tokyo Olympics volunteers are worried about anti-COVID-19 measures.
• A survey showed more than 60% of volunteers worried about the same.
• The survey was conducted on about 80,000 volunteers.
• The Tokyo Olympics i...

U.S. PEOPLE SUPPORT INDIA OVER CHINA: SURVEY

Highlights

• This survey was conducted virtually by Lowy Institute based out of Australia

• According to the survey, in case of military conflict, 32.6 percent preferred that the U.S. support India as compared to the 3.8 percent those preferred supporting China

JAPAN’S HEALTH MINISTRY TO CONDUCT A SURVEY ON PANDEMIC’S EFFECT ON MENTAL HEALTH

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• Japan’s health ministry to conduct a survey on pandemic’s effect on mental health.
• The survey will be conducted online covering around 10,000 people.
• The results are to be utilized by local mental health and w...