RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA: Domestic financial conditions are judged restrictive but uncertain. Sector inflation remains elevated; market services, rents and durable goods prices are rising.

S&P Global Market Intelligence director Rob Dobson says UK manufacturing showed resilience ahead of the autumn budget: October output and new orders accelerated as firms responded to improving domestic and overseas demand, with new orders from the EU and US. After six months of rising hiring, employee growth has stalled amid concern about potential policy changes; the remainder of 2026 will be key to see whether a planned rise in next year’s minimum wage continues to pressure employment. Rising labour costs, intensifying supply‑chain shocks and delays, and higher fuel, energy and transport costs pushed October input prices to one of their fastest increases in four years. Combined with manufacturing resilience, these trends will raise the likelihood of further Bank of England rate hikes.

據韓聯社：SK集團會長兼大韓商工會議所會長崔泰源提議，韓國和日本應通過AI、半導體等經濟合作以及共同削減成本，創造至少1萬億美元以上的協同效應。