The two-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to a near two-month low of 4.9250%.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: We will work hard to pass the additional budget as soon as possible.

The yield on 20-year Japanese government bonds fell 3 basis points to 1.700%; the yield on 30-year Japanese government bonds fell 3 basis points to 1.865%.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The economic stimulus package totals approximately 17 trillion yen, including tax cuts.

Barclays CEO: Now there’s a clearer understanding of capital requirements.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The additional budget will increase by 13.1 trillion yen.

The Nikkei 225 rose above 32,000 points for the first time since October 19.

The 10-year Japanese government bond yield fell 2.5 basis points to 0.930%.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 1% to 153.78 points.

U.S. Trade Representative Dai Qi will meet with South Africa’s trade minister on Thursday.

US Secretary of State Blinken will attend the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo.

US Secretary of State Blinken will visit Israel, Jordan, Japan, South Korea and India from November 2 to 10.

South Korea’s Deputy Finance Minister: South Korea will take market stabilization measures if necessary.

New Zealand Research Institute: 80% probability indicates that El Niño will continue into autumn.

The Bank of Korea will closely monitor foreign exchange and financial markets.

Barclays analyst Dainton: Liquidity at the end of the year is critical to customers.

Barclays analyst Dainton: Emerging markets will face difficult times.

Barclays analyst Dainton: The Fed is unlikely to have ended its interest rate hike cycle.

NZD/USD rose nearly 0.5% to hit a two-week high of 0.5874.