Chancellor Merz will convene CDU-led coalition and SPD leaders in Berlin on Wednesday seeking a compromise to stabilise a widening intra-government rift and advance reform plans. The conservative party faces scrutiny over allegations its MPs may have helped a far-right candidate secure a key state parliamentary post this week. Merz intends to press for reforms including a redesign of the pension system, changes to the long-term care framework and income tax cuts.

Japan's real wages rose 1.5% YoY in August, marking an eighth consecutive monthly increase, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said, supporting the Bank of Japan's case for further rate hikes after last month's policy-rate increase. The August real-wage gain was below July's revised 2.0% increase. Average nominal wages rose 3.8% YoY in August (July revised 4.3%); base pay +3.8% YoY (unchanged from revised July); overtime pay +5.2% (July revised 4.5%). The MHLW used a 2.2% inflation rate to calculate real wages, unchanged from July and below last year's 3.1%. Tokyo's September core CPI rose to a 10-month high last week, reinforcing upward price pressure and the case for additional BOJ tightening.

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