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  1. Viet Nam inflation rate declined to 8.3% year-on-year in May (Source: CEIC)
  2. US jobless claims rose to 327,595 in the week ending May 19 (Department of Labor: 1.usa.gov/e3QLxn)
  3. US durable goods orders' growth rose to 0.2% month-on-month (seasonally adjusted) in April (Department of Commerce: 1.usa.gov/hX9GQn)
  4. Hong Kong, China deficit fell to HKD42873 million in April (Census and Statistics Department: bit.ly/Jrk5sQ)
  5. Hong Kong, China export growth rose to 5.6% year-on-year in April (Census and Statistics Department: bit.ly/Jrk5sQ)
  6. Germany Ifo business climate index down to 106.9 in May (CES Ifo: bit.ly/uhGLTP)
  7. Eurozone flash manufacturing purchasing managers’ index down to 45.0 in May (Markit Economics: bit.ly/Lm6T4y)
  8. Eurozone flash composite purchasing managers’ index down to 45.9 in May (Markit Economics: bit.ly/Lm6T4y)
  9. Thailand 1st quarter GDP growth accelerated to 0.3% y-o-y(Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board:bit.ly/LppfRH)
  10. Japan leading index rose to 96.4 in March. (Cabinet Office: bit.ly/enwjbR)
  11. Germany producer price growth decelerated to 2.4% year-on-year in April (Federal Statistical Office: bit.ly/KBnIJ9)
  12. US capacity utilization rose 79.2% seasonally adjusted in April. (Federal Reserve: 1.usa.gov/Jyfia6)
  13. US industrial production growth accelerated to 5.2% year-on-year seasonally adjusted in April. (Federal Reserve: 1.usa.gov/Jyfia6)
  14. US housing starts rose 2.6% month-on-month seasonally adjusted annualized rate in April. (Department of Commerce: 1.usa.gov/vgXInF)
  15. Republic of Korea unemployment rate is at 3.5% in April. (Statistics Korea: bit.ly/Ko2tKX)
  16. Japan machine orders rose to 4.1% month-on-month seasonally adjusted in March. (Cabinet Office: bit.ly/KhH2ZX)
  17. Eurozone registered an increase in trade surplus of EUR8.6 billion in March. (Eurostat: bit.ly/JixG7b)
  18. Eurozone inflation declined to 2.6% year-on-year in April. (Eurostat: bit.ly/MnfWqR)
  19. US April retail sales growth down to 0.1% month-on-month, seasonally adjusted annualized rate (Department of Commerce: 1.usa.gov/ecACSq)
  20. US housing market index rose to 29 points in May (National Association of Home Builders: bit.ly/JctYen)