Government sources said India has no plans to impose restrictions on imports or investments from Canada.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa: Will communicate with Arab countries, including Egypt, to stabilize the Palestinian-Israeli conflict situation.

Market news: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will visit Egypt on October 20.

Bank of Japan: The theme of the first seminar on December 4 is the impact and side effects of unconventional monetary policies.

Bank of Japan: Seminars are only by invitation, but we will post materials and summaries of discussions from each meeting on our website.

Bank of Japan: The second long-term monetary policy review seminar is expected to be held around May 2024.

Gazprom: Continues to transport natural gas to Europe via Ukraine, with 42.4 million cubic meters delivered on Friday.

French Energy Minister: France will not be short of electricity this winter.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Inflation is expected to slow first and then gradually accelerate.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We must carefully observe the trends in the financial and foreign exchange markets and their impact on the Japanese economy and prices.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Bank of Japan will patiently maintain the current loose policy and strive to achieve the 2% inflation target stably and continuously, accompanied by wage growth.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Given the high degree of uncertainty in Japan’s economic and price outlook, we need to manage increasing interest rate risks.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Economic and price uncertainty remain high.

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo: Will continue to implement loose policies to achieve the 2% inflation target.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Japan’s economy is likely to continue to maintain a moderate recovery.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Consumption is growing steadily, albeit at a moderate pace.

According to Saudi media Ekhbariya, the Saudi Crown Prince met with the President of the United Arab Emirates in Riyadh.

GBP/USD fell to 1.21, down 0.36% on the day.

Japanese memory manufacturer Kioxia is said to be in contact with the Japan Industrial Innovation and Investment Corporation (JIC) to facilitate a merger with Western Digital.