Economics
Japan 10-Year Yield Holds Steady
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield was little changed around 3.09% on Monday, remaining near 30-year highs ahead of an extraordinary Diet session and a policy address from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Japanese government bonds have faced persistent selling pressure since Takaichi’s election, as her administration’s ambitious spending plans and proposed tax cuts have raised concerns […]
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Japan’s Kihara: There are no plans to carry out a further oil release
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said in a news conference in the Asian trade on Monday that there are no plans for a fresh release of crude oil from national reserves as the country had already released crude supplies, despite a G7 agreement to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude from emergency […]
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BoJ’s Uchida: AI has become a major focus among central banks, including at BoJ policy meetings
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said on Monday that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a major focus among central banks, including at BoJ monetary policy meetings. Key quotes Adoption of AI could have both positive and negative effects on productivity and labor markets. AI has become a major focus among central banks, […]
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Treasury Yields Ease as Fed Hike Bets Recede
The US 10-year Treasury yield eased to around 5.25% on Monday, while the 30-year yield slipped toward 5.6% as traders scaled back expectations for an imminent Federal Reserve rate hike following weaker-than-expected US jobs data. Data released Friday showed the US economy added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below expectations of 90,000, after August’s […]
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Irish Services Growth Slows to 4-Month Low
The AIB Ireland Services PMI declined to 54.1 in September 2026 from August’s eight-month high of 55.4, marking the lowest reading since May. It marked an easing in services-sector growth for the first time since April and slipped below the long-run average. However, demand strengthened, supported by broad-based growth across sectors for the second month […]
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Singapore Private Sector Growth Remains Strong
Singapore’s S&P Global PMI fell to 58.1 in September 2026 from a record 59.4 in August, but still signaled another strong improvement in private-sector business conditions. Growth was supported by a marked rise in new orders, driven by robust demand, expanding customer bases and successful business development, which helped activity accelerate. Real estate and business […]
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Japan Services Growth Revised Downward
Japan’s S&P Global Services PMI Business Activity Index stood at 51.3 in September 2026, down from a flash reading of 51.6 and August’s 52.5. The latest result was below the average in 2026 so far, as new orders rose at a softer pace, partly reflecting disruptions from the Kumamoto earthquake, while export orders continued to […]
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Australia Inflation Gauge Hits 3-Month Low
Australia’s Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose 0.3% month-on-month in September 2026, slowing from a 0.5% increase in the previous month and marking the softest reading since June. The moderation suggests that tighter monetary policy is helping curb price pressures, with the three cash rate increases since the start of the year tightening financial conditions […]
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Fed’s Goolsbee says inflation now outweighs labor concerns
Chicago Federal Reserve (Fed) President Austan Goolsbee said in an interview with Fox Business that the labor market is steady and that “the inflation side of the Fed’s job is more important.” Goolsbee said he is open to seeing if there’s evidence that prices are moving toward the Fed’s 2% goal and that he “won’t […]
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German Bund Yields Ease as Bond Selloff Pauses
Germany’s 10-year Bund yield fell further below 3.45% after touching a 17-year high, as the sharp selloff in European government bonds paused and investors weighed demand for safe-haven assets against expectations for further ECB rate hikes through 2027. French bond yields remained near a more than two-decade high amid concerns over public finances, while political […]
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