Market perception of wider risk from Mid-East conflict eases amid dovish US Fed comments

Asia market update: ; Asian stocks surge as global Sovereign yields fall; Currencies regain ground v USD. General trend - Risk appetite returned on Tuesday as the perceived threat of a widening of the Israel-Hamas conflict was kept at bay, for now. WTI crude oil at $86/bbl was off its highs and global Sovereign yields fell with US 10-yrs -12bps, at one point as low as 4.626% during Asian trading.

- Japan Fin Min Suzuki: Current yen weakening is caused in part by interest rate differentials; Will hold G-7 Finance Ministers meeting on Oct 12 with BOJ Gov Ueda; - Bank of Japan announcement related to daily outright bond buying operation. - Bank of Japan offers to buy 5-10 year JGBs at fixed rate of 100bps; Opens window to buy unlimited amount of 10-year JGBs at 1.00%. South Korea - Kospi opens +1.2% at 2,436. - LG Electronics Reports prelim Q3 Op 996.7B v 839Be, Rev 20.7T v 20.6Te.

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