Bank of England Deputy Governor Ramsden said he is increasingly inclined to make decisions on a meeting-by-meeting basis.

In an interview aired on Al Jazeera on Sept. 26, Iranian president PEZESHKIAN said regional states can safeguard their own security, denied Iran's direct involvement in Yemen—saying the situation is "unrelated to Iran" and that Tehran only sympathizes with the oppressed—and said Iran is ready to help resolve the conflict, urging the Houthi movement and Saudi Arabia to enter talks rather than escalate.

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities moved forward its projected BOJ rate-hike dates from Jan 2027 and Jun 2027 to Dec 2026 and Apr 2027. The firm said that as markets increasingly price further Fed hikes, the BOJ may quicken withdrawal of policy support. BOJ July minutes showed one policymaker noting core inflation is nearing 2% and that upside price risks warrant greater attention, saying the pace of tightening could be faster than markets expect.