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The Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of its September monetary policy meeting in ten minutes.

NI225 fell by 1.00% within the day.

On Tuesday, October 13, the NI225 index opened down 538.81 points, or 0.78%, to 68,492.11.

Japan's seasonally adjusted annualized bank lending rate excluding trusts was 5.7% in September, compared with 5.80% previously.

Japan's seasonally adjusted annualized bank lending rate was 5.3% in September, down from 5.40% previously.

Japan's corporate goods price index rose 6.8% year-on-year in September, below the expected 7.60% and the previous reading of 7.60%.

Japan's corporate goods price index fell 0.3% month-on-month in September, below the expected 0.50% and the previous reading of -0.20%.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: He will assume the role of Chairman of the Development Committee of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank starting next April.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: I cannot comment on the scale of budget cuts by the Japanese version of the "Ministry of Government Efficiency" at this time.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: I am preparing to travel to Thailand to attend the International Monetary Fund and G20 meetings, pending parliamentary approval.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre has revised the magnitude of the Panama earthquake from 6.5 to 6.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reports a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in the Panama region.

Barclays UK consumer spending rose 2.0% year-on-year in September, compared with a 2.1% increase in August.

UK BRC total retail sales rose 1.3% year-on-year in September, compared with 0.7% in the previous month.

UK BRC same-store retail sales rose 1% year-on-year in September, compared with 0.50% in the previous month.

US President Trump has just arrived in Ohio.

Federal Reserve's Hamack: Business connections suggest the economy is more likely to be booming than preparing for contraction.

Federal Reserve's Hamack: We don't want to stifle growth, but we may need to 'tighten a little'.

Federal Reserve's Hamak: More restrictions are needed, but we remain open to the pace of interest rate hikes.

Kroger, the American supermarket chain, will cut approximately 3,000 jobs across multiple functional areas over the next three years.