Turkey's annual inflation edges up to 29.77% in October as monthly prices jump 2.58%
The central bank's inflation table shows the monthly rise was the largest since April; annual inflation stays below 30% for a second month.
Serguey Asael Shinder
Contributing writer
Software engineer, BSc First Class Honours in Computing and Information Systems. Reads central bank statements, minutes and statistical releases, and writes down what each one changes and what it leaves unchanged.
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Energy shock, three readings: ECB waits on wages, Turkey's monthly CPI jumps, US runs on capex
Statements from Helsinki, Ankara and Washington this week show the same oil and gas shock landing on economies in very different states.
Portugal's asking prices for homes hit a record in October, up 7.5% to €3,249 per m²
According to the idealista index cited by Euronews, prices rose in all 20 district capitals and regions; Lisbon's median reached €6,248 per square metre.
ECB daily supermarket prices: food repricing after the new energy shock is weaker than 2022
An ECB blog on 2 November says repricing rose fairly broadly at first and then stabilised, while in 2022 the wave kept building after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Bank of England approves an HSBC–LSEG link so investors can reach the UK's DIGIT gilt
HM Treasury said on 2 November that six banks now have specific lead manager roles for the Digital Gilt Instrument pilot, still expected by the first quarter of 2027.
BoJ sets out how it will judge whether underlying inflation is anchored at 2%
Box 5 of the October Outlook full text lists three tests; firms' expectations are converging towards 2% while households' still vary widely.
US Treasury expects to borrow $618 billion this quarter and $800 billion in January to March
The 2 November estimates assume cash balances of $850 billion at end-December and $1 trillion at end-March; refunding details follow on 4 November.
RBA raises the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.85% and pushes back its inflation forecast
The Monetary Policy Board said on 3 November that inflation is broadly based and now not expected to reach the top of the 2 to 3% range until late 2027, three quarters later than forecast.
SNB reports a CHF 44.2 billion profit for the first nine months of 2026
Foreign currency positions earned CHF 43.3 billion, with exchange-rate gains of CHF 29.8 billion and equity gains offsetting bond losses; gold added CHF 1.2 billion.
US holdings of foreign securities rose to $19.3 trillion at end-2025
Final annual survey data put equity at $15.2 trillion, up from $12.1 trillion a year earlier; the Cayman Islands, the UK, Canada and Japan top the country list.