Financial losses due to supply chain disruptions dropped more than 50% on average in 2022, compared with a year earlier, but shortages and delivery delays remain challenges, according to a survey of companies being released on Thursday.

Oil prices fell slightly on Thursday, retreating from multi-month highs as traders turned cautious ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later in the day, while concerns over sluggish Chinese demand also remained in play.

The dollar held near the centre of its range this week against a basket of major peers, as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data later Thursday that could influence the path for Federal Reserve policy.

South Korea's jobless rate climbed in July for a second month and hit the highest since January, with job growth its slowest in nearly 2-1/2 years.

Thailand's economy continues to recover, helped by tourism and consumption, though the growth forecast may need to be revised down with exports weak this year, the central bank chief said on Wednesday.

The Bank of England will not succeed in returning inflation to its 2% target before 2028 at the earliest, according to forecasts from a leading academic think-tank which warned the British economy was succumbing to stagnation.