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Japan’s new economic stimulus package to exceed 20 tln yen – Kyodo reporting

More on the BoJ Gov Ueda, fin min Katayama, eco min Kiuchi meeting soon

Army Secretary Driscoll and chief of staff Gen. George visit Ukraine – unannounced trip

Australia data – Wage Price Index for Q3 2025: 0.8% q/q (expected 0.8%)

Axios says the U.S. is secretly drafting new plan to end Ukraine war

Japan: September Core machinery orders +4.2% m/m (expected +2.5%) & +11.6^% y/y (v. +5.4%)

Australian data: Westpac Leading Index for October 2025 +0.11% m/m (prior –0.03%)

White House announces weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, also an AI MOU

Foreign demand for Treasuries slips in September, Japan boosts buying

Oil – private survey of inventory shows a headline crude oil build greater than expected

New Zealand Q3 PPI: Outputs +0.6% (+0.7% expected) Inputs +0.2% (expected +0.9%)

investingLive Americas FX news wrap 18 Nov: USD is mixed. Nvidia earnings tomorrow