Economics
Japan 10-Year Yield Rises as BOJ Outlook Mulled
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to around 2.95% on Friday, recovering some ground after the previous session’s decline as investors assessed hawkish signals from a Bank of Japan official. BOJ board member Junko Koeda cautioned this week against excessive hesitation in raising interest rates, reinforcing expectations that the central bank could continue tightening monetary […]
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South Korea Jobless Rate Hits 2-Year Low
South Korea’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.6% in September 2026 from 2.7% in August, reaching its lowest level since September 2024. The economy added 113,000 jobs, marking three consecutive months of gains over 100,000 and bringing total employment to 29.27 million. Human health and social work activities led job creation, adding 207,000 workers, […]
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US 10-Year Yields Holds Decline
The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note remained below 5.1% on Friday after falling sharply in the previous session, as a global equity selloff boosted safe-haven demand for government bonds. Investors are increasingly pricing in a potential slowdown in the artificial intelligence capital expenditure boom, which has been a major driver of the US […]
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Israel Trade Deficit Widens in September
Israel’s trade deficit widened to USD 3.99 billion in September 2026, the lowest since March, from USD 3.46 billion in the same month a year earlier, but remained well below the USD 5.77 billion recorded in August. Exports rose 30.7% year-on-year to USD 5.76 billion, while imports increased 23.9% to USD 9.74 billion. In the […]
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Japan: Kiuchi rules out reflationary policy, warns against excessive FX volatility
Japan’s Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Thursday that the Takaichi administration is not pursuing a reflationary policy, stressing that proactive fiscal measures should not lead to unnecessary public spending. Regarding monetary policy, Kiuchi reaffirmed the independence of the Bank of Japan (BoJ), noting that specific policy decisions should be left to the central bank […]
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BoE to hike interest rates by 25 bps to 4% in November – Reuters poll
According to the latest Reuters poll, 54 of 63 economists have voted in favor of a 25 basis point (bps) interest rate hike by the Bank of England (BoE) in policy meeting on November 5. The poll also showed that UK inflation forecast to average 3.6% in Q4 2026, 3.8% in Q1 2027, 3.0% in […]
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Euro Area Industrial Output Falls for 3rd Month
Industrial production in the Euro Area fell 0.5% month-on-month in August 2026, missing expectations of a flat reading and following a 0.3% decrease in July. It marks the third consecutive month of falling production in the region. Output declined for intermediate goods (-0.8% vs 0.2% in July), energy (-0.6% vs flat reading), and non-durable consumer […]
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Italy’s BTP Yield Falls to Three-Week Low
Italy’s 10-year BTP yield fell below 4.50%, reaching a three-week low amid a broader decline in sovereign yields, as a higher-for-longer interest rate scenario raised concerns over costly AI investment. Despite lower yields, Europe’s fiscal concerns persist. Italy’s 2027 draft budget includes tax cuts and spending increases worth 0.98% of GDP, alongside an additional €10.7 […]
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France 10-Year Bond Yields Plunge 12 Basis Points as Global Bond Markets Rally
Today Markets Analysis | Government Bonds | Interest Rates | Global Markets Global government bond yields are moving lower, led by France, where 10-year yields are falling by 12.22 basis points. Australian 10-year yields are down 10.80 basis points, followed by Greece at 9.79 basis points, the United States at 9.60 basis points, Germany at […]
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UK 10-Year Gilt Yield Falls to 3-Week Low
The UK 10-year gilt yield slipped below 5.35%, the lowest in three weeks, due to renewed appetite for government bonds amid a global equity selloff. At the same time, the latest data showed GDP expanded by 0.1% in August, following a 0.4% increase in July, avoiding forecasts of a contraction. Output also grew 0.7% over […]
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