UK manufacturing activity contracted in October ahead of the Budget, according to a survey released on Friday.

This morning's Caixin PMI for the manufacturing sector surprised on the upside, pointing to a slight expansion of economic output at 50.3, after coming in at 49.3 last month.

A private survey of China's manufacturing sector pointed to further signs of a recovery in October, with the Caixin purchasing managers' index (PMI) returning to positive territory.

TOKYO : Japan's government on Friday lowered its GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year as weaker exports drag on a fragile economic recovery.In its revised estimates, the Cabinet Office cut its inflation-adjusted gross domestic product growth forecast for the current fiscal year ending in March

BEIJING: China's manufacturing activity swung back to growth in October as an expansion in new orders led to a pick-up in production growth, signalling an improvement in the sector at the start of the final quarter, a private-sector survey showed on Friday (Nov 1). The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing P

The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI came in at 50.3 in October, beating the median estimate of 49.7 in a Reuters poll.