China new house price declines slow in October: Survey

BEIJING: Declines in China's new home prices slowed in October, a survey showed Friday, though figures still fell for a sixth straight month as property woes weigh on growth in the world's second-largest economy.

South Korea economy lifted by switch away from deposit based rentals

(Reuters) - For a country trying to avoid the menace of deflation, South Korea is receiving timely help from unusual quarters - the country's landlord and their tenants.

Australia central bank holds rates, opaque on policy outlook

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank kept its cash rate at a record low of 2.5 percent on Tuesday saying the full impact of past easing was still percolating through the economy, though it offered little guidance on the chance of further cuts.