Bank of Japan meeting minutes: One member said chances of achieving the inflation target were increasing.

Bank of Japan meeting minutes: One member said there is still some distance to go before the 2% inflation target.

Japan’s Ministry of Finance: Japan’s foreign tourism expenditure increased by 434% year-on-year in September.

According to the New York Times: Hamas is willing to release hostages in exchange for a brief ceasefire.

According to the New York Times: Hamas is negotiating the possible release of a group of hostages.

Reuters survey: 46% of Japanese companies expect the Bank of Japan to end negative interest rates in the second quarter of 2024 or earlier.

U.S. Department of Defense: U.S. strikes targeted facilities used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and groups it supports.

U.S. Department of Defense: The U.S. strikes were in response to attacks by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. Department of Defense: U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes on facilities in eastern Syria.

Bernstein, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers: Consumers have seen deflation in some key areas, especially a significant drop in gasoline prices.

Market News: A U.S. House of Representatives panel announced that it will hold a hearing on cryptocurrency crimes on November 15.

Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Bernstein: I don’t think the government shutdown will plunge the economy into recession.

Bernstein, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers: The conflict in the Middle East is not yet considered an external shock.

Bernstein, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers: Pay close attention to new conflicts in the Middle East and their impact on oil.

Bernstein, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers: We are seeing a fairly clear transition, a transition to stable and sustained growth.

Arm (ARM.O) executive: "Sizable" licensing agreement to be reached in fourth quarter.

Fitch Ratings downgrades Western Digital (WDC.O) to junk status, with further downgrades likely.

According to Japan Broadcasting Association NHK: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not dissolve the House of Representatives this year.