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Hungary’s gross average wages rose by 8.4% year-on-year to HUF 740,600 in August 2026, marking the fastest growth in three months, up from a 7.5% increase in the previous month. Wage growth in the public sector accelerated to 9.2% from 7.4%, while earnings in the private sector also increased by 8.1%, up from 7.4% in July. Meanwhile, wage growth in the non-profit sector rose to 8.9% from 7.7%. Regular average wages, excluding bonuses, rewards, and monthly special allowances, increased by 7.6% year-on-year to HUF 710,600. For the January–August period, average gross wages rose by 10.6% compared with the same period a year earlier, reaching HUF 765,300.

Hungary Wage Growth Hits Three-Month High

The Nikkei 225 Index rose 1193 points or 1.85 percent on Friday to close at 65619 points. Leading the gains are Takara (14.56%), Furukawa (7.21%) and Kawasaki (6.88%).

The Nikkei 225 Index Closes 1.85% Higher

The TAIEX, Taiwan’s benchmark stock index, rose 141 points, or 0.3%, to close at 47,111 on Friday, rebounding after falling in the previous session and moving away from its lowest level since September 17, touched a day earlier. The rebound tracked gains in Asian market peers, following an upbeat session on Wall Street overnight as the tech selloff eased. However, traders looked ahead to the release of a slew of Chinese data, including GDP growth, due next week. Most sectors traded in the green, including electronic technology, which gained 0.2% after plunging 4% on Thursday. MediaTek climbed 2.8%, Delta Electronics gained 0.3%, and Hon Hai Precision rose 2.7%. However, TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, which accounts for more than 40% of the market’s total value, fell 0.2% after CEO C.C. Wei warned on Thursday about macroeconomic uncertainty and weak consumer demand. For the week, the index slumped 4.6%, marking its first weekly decline in five weeks amid a tech selloff.

TAIEX Rebounds from 4-Week Low but Posts Weekly Loss

Sweden’s unemployment rate fell to 8.1% in September 2026 from 8.3% in the same period a year earlier. The total number of unemployed people declined by 9.5 thousand from September 2025 to 466.4 thousand, which consists of 239 thousand unemployed women and 227 thousand unemployed men, corresponding to 8.6% and 7.6%, respectively. Among people aged 15-24, 168 thousand were unemployed, corresponding to a youth unemployment rate of 20.8%. The number of long-term unemployed, defined as those jobless for at least 27 weeks, amounted to 173 thousand, with women accounting for 74 thousand and men 99 thousand. Meanwhile, employment among people aged 15-74 rose by 54.2 thousand from a year ago to 5.3 million, including 2.53 million women and 2.76 million men. The average total number of hours worked per week stood at 175.4 million. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the unemployment rate was 8.7%, while the youth unemployment stood at 23.2%.

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