S&P: We expect policy rates in Japan to gradually rise.

S&P: Japan’s economy is strong enough to withstand a rise in the yen exchange rate.

Palestinian envoy to Japan: I hope Japan can continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestine and are discussing this with the Japanese government.

The annual rate of Swiss producer/import price index in September was -1%, compared with -0.80% in the previous month.

Elon Musk: The EU did not provide any examples of disinformation about social media platform “X”.

Palestinian envoy to Japan: Japan can continue to play a neutral role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but the United States can no longer play such a role.

Australian union officials: Progress was made in labor talks with Chevron LNG on Friday, but no agreement has been reached and talks are planned to continue on Monday.

Activision Blizzard: The official approval from the CMA is great news for us and Microsoft, and we look forward to being part of the Xbox team.

Palestinian envoy to Japan: Calls from Western leaders for more Israeli bombings of Gaza are "tragic".

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA): As the cloud gaming market develops, the latest agreement will prevent Microsoft from locking in competition in the cloud gaming sector.

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA): CMA Holdings maintains competitive prices and better services in the cloud gaming sector.

Microsoft President: The final regulatory hurdle has now been passed and the acquisition of Blizzard has been completed.

COMEX silver futures rose 1.00% during the day and are currently trading at $22.18 per ounce.

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA): Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard was not authorized for cloud gaming.

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA): The CMA confirmed concerns about other aspects of the new deal, but Microsoft gave assurances.

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA): The acquisition of the rights by Ubisoft, rather than Microsoft, addresses the concerns of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA): Microsoft’s concessions change the rules of the game and promote competition.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban: Hungary will not allow any rallies supporting terrorist organizations.

Spot silver stood at $22 per ounce, up 0.82% on the day.

Iranian Foreign Minister: Iran will continue to support Palestinian resistance actions.