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POUND LITTLE CHANGED AFTER U.K. GDP DATA



At 2.00 am ET Wednesday, the Office for National Statistics has released UK GDP, industrial and construction output and foreign trade figures. The pound changed little against its major counterparts after the data.

The pound was trading at 1.3608 against the greenback, 154.37 against the yen, 1.2649 against the franc and 0.8487 against the euro around 2:01 am ET.

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AUSTRALIA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLIMBS TO 4.6% IN SEPTEMBER



The jobless rate in Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.6 percent in September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

That was up from 4.5 percent in August, although it was shy of expectations for 4.8 percent.

The Australian economy lost 138,000 jobs last month, slightly worse than forecasts for the loss of 137,500 jobs following the loss of 146,300 jobs in August.

The participation rate tumbled to 64.5 percent, missing forecasts for 64.7 percent and down sharply from 65.2 percent in the previous month.

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NEW ZEALAND MANUFACTURING INDEX DUE ON FRIDAY



New Zealand will on Friday see September results for the Performance of Manufacturing Index from BusinessNZ, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity, In August, the PMI score was 40.1.

Indonesia will release September numbers for imports, exports and trade balance. Imports are expected to surge 50 percent on year, down from 55.26 percent in August. Exports are called higher by an annual 51.57 percent, slowing from 64.1 percent in the previous month. The trade surplus is pegged at $3.84 billion, down from $4.74 billion a month earlier.

Japan will provide August figures for its tertiary industry index; in July, the index was down 0.6 percent on month.

China will see September numbers for foreign direct investment; in August, FDI jumped 22.3 percent on year.

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SINGAPORE NON-OIL DOMESTIC EXPORTS RISE JUST 1.2% IN SEPTEMBER



The total value of Singapore's non-oil domestic exports was up a seasonally adjusted 1.2 percent on month in September, the Singapore Department of Statistics said on Monday.

That was shy of expectations for an increase of 2.4 percent following the upwardly revised 3.5 percent decline in August (originally -3.6 percent).
On a yearly basis, non-oil domestic exports jumped 12.3 percent - exceeding forecasts for a gain of 9.6 percent following the 2.7 percent gain in the previous month.

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RBA MINUTES ON TAP FOR TUESDAY



The Reserve Bank of Australia will on Tuesday release the minutes from its monetary policy meeting on October 5, headlining a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

At the meeting, the RBA kept its monetary policy unchanged, leaving its benchmark lending rate steady at the record low of 0.10 percent. The board also voted to continue with the purchase of government securities at the rate of A$4 billion a week until at least mid-February 2022.

The central bank in Indonesia will wrap up its monetary policy meeting and then announce its decision on interest rates; the central bank is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rate steady at 3.50 percent.

Finally, the markets in Malaysia and Indonesia are closed on Tuesday to honor the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad; they will return to action on Wednesday.

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ESTONIA PRODUCER PRICES RISE IN SEPTEMBER



Estonia's producer prices increased in September, data from Statistics Estonia showed on Wednesday.

The producer price index grew 19.2 percent year-on-year in September.

On a month-on-month basis, producer prices rose 2.8 percent in September.

"Compared to August, the index was mostly affected by price increases in electricity production and in the manufacture of wood products," Eveli Sokman, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said.

Import prices rose 2.3 percent monthly in September and gained 17.8 percent from a year ago.

Export prices grew 1.8 percent monthly in September and increased 18.2 percent yearly.

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UK BUDGET LOGS SECOND BIGGEST SEPTEMBER DEFICIT ON RECORD



The UK budget registered its second biggest deficit for the month of September since the records began in 1993, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday.

Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks was GBP 21.8 billion in September, the second-highest September borrowing since monthly records began in 1993. This was GBP 7.0 billion less than in September 2020.

In the financial year-to-September 2021, PSNB excluding banks totaled GBP 108.1 billion 2021. This was also the second largest financial year-to-September borrowing on record and was GBP 101.2 billion less than in the same period last year.

Further, data showed that public sector net debt excluding public sector banks came in at GBP 2.218 trillion at the end of September, or around 95.5 percent of gross domestic product, the highest ratio since the 98.3 percent recorded in March 1963.

The ONS said the extra funding required by government coronavirus support schemes, combined with reduced cash receipts and a fall in GDP, have all helped to push public sector net debt to the current level.

In September, central government receipts grew 11 percent annually and expenditure dropped 1.6 percent.

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POUND LITTLE CHANGED AFTER U.K. RETAIL SALES DATA



At 2.00 am ET Friday, the Office for National Statistics has released UK retail sales data for September. The pound changed little against its major rivals after the data.

The pound was trading at 1.3795 against the greenback, 157.28 against the yen, 1.2663 against the franc and 0.8428 against the euro around 2:05 am ET.

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FINLAND PRODUCER PRICE INFLATION ACCELERATES IN SEPTEMBER



Finland's producer price inflation increased in September, data from Statistics Finland showed on Monday. Producer prices increased 19.1 percent year-on-year in September, after a 15.5 percent rise in August.

The increase in the producer prices for manufactured products was particularly attributable to risen prices of oil products, basic metals and timber from September last year.

Import prices grew 18.6 percent annually in September and export prices rose by 20.9 percent. On a month-on-month basis, producer prices rose 2.3 percent in September, following a 1.4 percent increase in the prior month.

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