Japan domestic vehicle sales rose 2.5% YoY in September.

Google (GOOG.O) launched a guided-vision feature for blind and low-vision users in GEMINI Live on Android.

S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE senior economist Jingyi Pan says the latest S&P Global Australia manufacturing PMI shows conditions deteriorated again at the end of Q3. New orders fell again, signalling demand has not stabilised despite improvements earlier in the quarter. The decline in new orders drove a sharper contraction in output and lower purchasing by goods producers. Manufacturing employment fell in September, the first decline in five months, alongside weakening business confidence. While inflationary pressures eased in September, producers still face elevated cost pressures and worsening supply conditions, leaving operating conditions strained.