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Japan Monetary Base (YoY) up to 15.2% in September from previous -15.7%
Japan Monetary Base (YoY) up to 15.2% in September from previous -15.7%
US may send third aircraft carrier and 10,000 troops to Middle East
US official said that the Pentagon may soon send a third aircraft-carrier strike group and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
US pressures EU to tap emergency diesel stockpiles
The US President Donald Trump administration told European allies to release diesel from national emergency stockpiles, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Gold recovers above $4,150 as US yields retreat ahead of US September jobs data
Gold price (XAU/USD) rises to near $4,180 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal rebounds as US Treasury bond yields retreat from multi-decade highs.
The Japanese Yen gains little from a hot Tokyo inflation report
Tokyo's core inflation rate came in at 2.7% against a 2.4% forecast, a beat that should have done more for the Yen than it did. USD/JPY slipped back below 158.00 on the release and is still up on the week.
Fed’s Logan: Policy rate must increase by additional 50 bps or more
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said on Thursday that the central bank will need to raise short-term borrowing costs by at least another half of a percentage point to turn monetary policy "modestly restrictive" and get inflation back on track to the target.
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) above expectations (2.4%) in September: Actual (2.7%)
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) above expectations (2.4%) in September: Actual (2.7%)
Breaking: Japan’s Tokyo CPI inflation climbs 2.7% in September
The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September rose 2.7% YoY as compared to 1.9% in the previous month, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on Friday.
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) rose from previous 2%Â to 3% in September
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) rose from previous 2%Â to 3% in September
Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2.7% (September) vs 1.9%
Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2.7% (September) vs 1.9%
Japan Unemployment Rate registered at 2.5% above expectations (2.4%) in August
Japan Unemployment Rate registered at 2.5% above expectations (2.4%) in August
Japan Jobs / Applicants Ratio meets expectations (1.18) in August
Japan Jobs / Applicants Ratio meets expectations (1.18) in August
Australian Dollar drifts toward 0.69 as USD shrugs off Fed patience
The Aussie Dollar drifts lower, down 0.26% against the US Dollar, as the latter extends its gains for the fourth straight day amid continued trimming of Fed-hawkish bets, while Fed policymakers suggest patience is warranted ahead of the October 28 meeting. The AUD/USD trades at 0.6928.