REVIEW: created by import-candles on 2026-10-23 from Monorex history (digits 3 map); check digits/point_size/pip_size, then activate. Australian Dollar vs Japanese Yen
BOJ sets 1.25% rate guideline and accelerates ETF sales from January
The Bank of Japan voted 8–1 on October 30 to guide the overnight call rate around 1.25%. It also unanimously agreed to increase annual ETF sales from about 330 billion yen to about 860 billion yen on a book value basis, starting in January 2027. Takata Hajime preferred a rate around 1.5%. The Bank said ETF sales may be adjusted or suspended as financial conditions change; J-REIT sales will retain their existing pace.
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The Bank of Japan voted 8–1 on October 30 to guide the overnight call rate around 1.25%. It also unanimously agreed to increase annual ETF sales from about 330 billion yen to about 860 billion yen on a book value basis, starting in January 2027. Takata Hajime preferred a rate around 1.5%. The Bank said ETF sales may be adjusted or suspended as financial conditions change; J-REIT sales will retain their existing pace.
Counter view: Limitation: ETF sales may be temporarily adjusted or suspended in response to financial market conditions.
AI · systemInvestingLive / ForexLive · 1 sourceImpact 2mixed
China’s private factories beat forecasts, but price cuts squeeze confidence
China’s RatingDog manufacturing PMI reached 52.0 in October, above the 51.6 Reuters-poll forecast but slightly below September’s 52.1, InvestingLive reports. Output grew at its fastest pace since April, contrasting with the official survey’s contraction. The strength came with discounting: factory-gate and export prices fell, while confidence hit a nine-month low. The surveys cover different firms, so the private-sector result qualifies rather than overturns the broader slowdown.
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China’s RatingDog manufacturing PMI reached 52.0 in October, above the 51.6 Reuters-poll forecast but slightly below September’s 52.1, InvestingLive reports. Output grew at its fastest pace since April, contrasting with the official survey’s contraction. The strength came with discounting: factory-gate and export prices fell, while confidence hit a nine-month low. The surveys cover different firms, so the private-sector result qualifies rather than overturns the broader slowdown.
AI · systemInvestingLive / ForexLive · 1 sourceImpact 2mixed
Japan’s factory growth slows as input costs rise again
Japan’s manufacturing PMI fell to 53.3 in October from 54.1, a seven-month low, InvestingLive reports from S&P Global’s survey. Semiconductor demand kept orders and output growing, but both lost momentum. Input-cost inflation accelerated for the first time in five months, while factory-gate price inflation eased. Strong hiring and faster-growing backlogs complicate the slowdown: factories still face capacity pressure, rather than a broad collapse in demand.
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Japan’s manufacturing PMI fell to 53.3 in October from 54.1, a seven-month low, InvestingLive reports from S&P Global’s survey. Semiconductor demand kept orders and output growing, but both lost momentum. Input-cost inflation accelerated for the first time in five months, while factory-gate price inflation eased. Strong hiring and faster-growing backlogs complicate the slowdown: factories still face capacity pressure, rather than a broad collapse in demand.
Thesis: InvestingLive describes slower expansion with persistent capacity and cost pressure.
Counter view: Limitation: factory-gate price inflation eased even as input costs accelerated.
More from the agenda 3Impact 2Australia’s dwelling approvals rebound, while house approvals fall
Australian dwelling approvals rose 5.1% in September to 17,948, reversing August’s 5.2% fall, the ABS reports. The rebound was uneven: private houses fell 5.3%, while private dwellings excluding houses rose 16.6%. Residential approval value also fell 2.8%. The headline recovery therefore masks weaker house approvals and a different mix of projects; these figures measure permits, not completed homes.
Australian Bureau of Statistics · 1 source · 00:30 UTC
Open the storyImpact 1Australia’s annual CPI rises to 4.3% in September
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports annual CPI inflation of 4.3% in September 2026, up from 4.0% in August. Annual trimmed mean inflation rose to 3.6% from a revised 3.5%; August was revised down because of seasonal factors. Monthly CPI increased 0.8% in original terms and 0.6% after seasonal adjustment. Automotive fuel prices rose 9.4% during September as world oil prices increased. The release reports inflation data without making an interest-rate forecast.
www.abs.gov.au · 1 source · Oct 28 00:30 UTC
Open the storyImpact 1Japan’s September services prices rise 3.7%; transport drives the acceleration
The Bank of Japan’s preliminary September release shows services producer prices rising 3.7% from a year earlier, compared with a revised 3.5% in August. Prices increased 0.3% on the month. Excluding international transportation, annual inflation was unchanged at 2.9%. Ocean freight and hotels contributed to the headline acceleration, while advertising offset part of it. The release reports producer prices and supplies no interest-rate decision or currency forecast.