Australia data - Wage Price Index for Q3 2025: 0.8% q/q (expected 0.8%).The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publishes the Wage Price Index (WPI) quarterly, measuring changes in the price of labor, unaffected by shifts in workforce composition, hours worked, or employee characteristics.
Australian data: Westpac Leading Index for October 2025 +0.11% m/m (prior –0.03%).The six-month annualised growth rate in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to trend three to nine months into the future, moved into slightly positive territory in October, lifting to +0.35% in October from +0.10% in September.
Foreign demand for Treasuries slips in September, Japan boosts buying.Foreign demand for U.S. Treasuries softened in September as overseas investors trimmed their holdings for the first time in six months, newly released Treasury Department data show. The figures were delayed by the federal government's 43-day shutdown, with the October report now slated for 18 December.