Recession indicators are flashing red, but economists argue they could be false signals this economic cycle, revealing a broader truth about the recession predicting business itself.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Inflation fell in six important German states in August due to lower energy prices, preliminary data showed on Thursday, suggesting Germany's national inflation rate could decline noticeably this month. In Saxony, the inflation rate fell in August to 2.6% from 3.1% in the previous month, in Brandenburg it fell to 1.7% from 2.6%, in Baden-Wuerttemberg it fell to 1.5% from 2.1%, in Hesse it fell to 1.5% from 1.8% and in Bavaria it fell to 2.1% in August from 2.5% in July. The inflation rate in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, fell to 1.7% in August from 2.3% in July.
(Reuters) -Nvidia dragged technology heavyweights lower after the chip maker's earnings disappointed investors who had been hoping they would fuel fresh gains in Wall Street's most valuable companies, and sent stocks in Asia down on Thursday. Nasdaq futures initially dropped about 1% following Nvidia's quarterly earnings report late Wednesday, suggesting traders expected tech stocks to lose ground. Nvidia dropped almost 7% and lost $200 billion in stock market value after it forecast third-quarter gross margins that could miss market estimates and revenue that was largely in line.
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper&Pulp, Mining and Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic sectors led shares lower.
Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.
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Asian shares mostly fell Thursday as market attention turned to upcoming data on the U.S. economy after Nvidia reported its financial results. Nvidia, one of several companies that have ridden a wave of enthusiasm over artificial intelligence developments, reported earnings Wednesday. The results showed a strong profit, but Nvidia stock fell 2.1%, though it is up 153% for the year.
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