Government-controlled Saba news agency quoted Yemen government forces spokesman Majid Nuzaily on the 12th saying government forces killed about 950 Houthi fighters in the past 24 hours. He said, as part of "Operation Yemen Dawn," forces carried out 1,879 strikes on Houthi military targets, destroyed about 380 military vehicles, suppressed Houthi firing positions and disrupted their command, control and supply nodes. Airstrikes in Taiz province were said to have hit Houthi reinforcements en route

布倫特原油日內漲幅擴大至1.00%，現報103.78美元/桶。

Challenger chief economist Jonathan Karns said the RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA's chance of a November rate increase is roughly 50/50. Employment data due Thursday and Q3 inflation due Oct. 30 will inform the decision. He said policy risks remain skewed toward tightening and the RBA cannot tolerate another uptick in inflation. If Q3 trimmed-mean inflation reaches 0.9%—above the prior two quarters' 0.8%—that would prompt a rate rise, he added, and failure to act would cast doubt on the bank's commitment to its inflation target.