Financial News: Hong Kong GDP Data Due On Friday

Hong Kong GDP Data Due On Friday

05/14/2026 - 18:04:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - Hong Kong will on Friday release Q1 numbers for gross domestic product, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In the previous three months, GDP was up 2.9 percent on quarter and 5.9 percent on year.

Malaysia will provide Q1 data for GDP and current account. GDP is expected to climb 5.3 percent on year, down from 6.3 percent in the three months prior; the current account surplus in Q4 was MYR2.00 billion.

South Korea will see April figures for imports, exports and trade balance. In March, imports were up 16.7 percent on year and exports jumped an annual 48.0 percent for a trade surplus of $23.77 billion.

Japan will release April numbers for producer prices, with forecasts suggesting an increase of 0.7 percent on month and 3.0 percent on year. That follows the 0.8 percent monthly increase and the 2.6 percent annual gain in March.

New Zealand will see April results for the manufacturing PMI from BusinessNZ; in March, the PMI score was 53.2.

Finally, the markets in Indonesia remain closed on Friday for Ascension Day.

For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com

Market News provided by RTTNews

RECENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

U.K. House Prices Fall For Third Month: Halifax Survey (23 min(s), 41 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - House prices in the U.K. fell for a third month in a row in May amid the global uncert ...Full Story»

U.S. Job Growth Far Exceeds Estimates In May (32 min(s), 41 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Employment in the U.S. jumped by much more than expected in the month of May, accordin ...Full Story»

U.S. Employment Jumps By 172,000 Jobs In May, Much More Than Expected (30 min(s), 41 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Employment in the U.S. jumped by much more than expected in the month of May, accordin ...Full Story»

U.S. Employment Jumps By 172,000 Jobs In May, Much More Than Expected (28 min(s), 41 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Employment in the U.S. jumped by much more than expected in the month of May, accordin ...Full Story»

India GDP Growth Accelerates (12 min(s), 41 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - India's economy logged robust growth in the March quarter despite geopolitical ten ...Full Story»

Eurozone Economy Shrinks For First Time Since 2022 (07 min(s), 41 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The euro area economy contracted for the first time in more than three years in the fi ...Full Story»

India Maintains Key Interest Rates; Unveils Measures To Boost Dollar Inflows (55 min(s), 41 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The Reserve Bank of India left its key policy rates unchanged on Friday and unveiled a ...Full Story»

BoE DMP Survey Shows Firms Raise Year-ahead Output Price Inflation Expectations (26 min(s), 41 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - A Bank of England survey showed on Friday that businesses expect a bigger increase in ...Full Story»