BOJ Publishes October Economic and Price Outlook

Euro Credit Default Protection Costs Rise as Risk Appetite Falls Euro corporate bond default-protection costs rose as risk sentiment weakened amid concerns about AI spending. The iTraxx Europe Crossover index is referenced, but no move magnitude H impact | RATES | Oct 30, 2026, 09:51 AM UTC

ING Expects Bank of Japan to Deliver Two More Rate Hikes ING says in a research note that the Bank of Japan is likely to deliver two more hikes in the next few months. The note also says the central bank announced it had reached its 2% p M impact | RATES | Oct 30, 2026, 09:24 AM UTC

French Borrowing Costs Rise as Growth Slows and Inflation Accelerates French government borrowing costs rose on Friday after data showed the economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter and inflation exceeded expectations. M impact | RATES | Oct 30, 2026, 09:07 AM UTC

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Sees BOJ Moving Beyond Quarterly Rate Hikes Tai Hui expects the BOJ to assess interest-rate decisions meeting by meeting beyond March 2027. He expects the policy rate to reach 1.75% by March 2027. M impact | RATES | Oct 30, 2026, 08:25 AM UTC

Lagarde Says She Wants Freedom to Discuss Topics Beyond Monetary Policy Lagarde made the remark in connection with her departure from the European Central Bank. M impact | RATES | Oct 30, 2026, 07:45 AM UTC

BOJ Governor Ueda Says Some Smaller Firms Struggle to Secure Financing BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda says he has heard that some small and mid-size firms are having difficulty securing financing. M impact | RATES | Oct 30, 2026, 07:09 AM UTC

BOJ Publishes October Economic and Price Outlook

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