US Oct core CPI (seasonally adjusted) +0.3% m/m vs +0.20% consensus; Sep +0.30%.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says the situation in Iran is not a stalemate.

The Chinese embassy in Tokyo, commenting after the second hearing in the Murata Akihiro case, said an active-duty Japan Self‑Defense Forces officer illegally entered the Chinese embassy armed with a knife and issued violent threats to Chinese diplomatic staff. The embassy called the act a grave violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations that endangered personnel and mission premises and harmed China’s sovereignty and dignity, and said it exposed rampant right‑wing forces and failures in SDF discipline and oversight. It said the facts are clear and evidence conclusive, and again urged Japan to punish the perpetrator under law, not absolve him, carry out a full investigation and rectification, and make a responsible explanation to China and the international community.