Fed MUSALEM said if the public understands the framework, private-sector expectations will align with the Fed's policy intent, improving the inflation-employment trade-off.

美元兌日元USD/JPY跌破157，日內跌0.18%。

China implemented 41,400 water projects and completed 795 bln yuan of water infrastructure construction investment in January–September, the Ministry of Water Resources said at a State Council briefing. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period the government will accelerate basin flood-control and disaster-mitigation systems, aiming to add 15 bln cubic meters of reservoir capacity and lift key dike compliance to 91% by the end of the plan.