South Korea Producer Price Index Growth (YoY) down to 7.7% in September from previous 7.9%

Oct 20, 2026

Indonesian Rupiah: Equity reforms and hedging against downside – MUFG

MUFG’s Michael Wan reports Indonesia has pledged new equity-market reforms to restore investor confidence, including excluding tightly owned stocks from the Jakarta Composite Index and disclosing affiliations of 1%+ shareholders. He notes these measures target transparency and coordinated trading concerns, but implementation timing and MSCI’s assessment are key, with investors still hedging against short- to medium-term Indonesian Rupiah downside.

Chinese Yuan: Policy-rate tweak leaves appreciation view intact – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur explains that the PBoC will shift its operational policy rate from the 7‑day to the overnight reverse repo, aligning with actual money‑market usage and previously signaled testing at 1.25%. Bond yields and markets had already priced this lower rate, and Commerzbank still expects a gradual appreciation of the CNY, driven more by PBoC guidance than rate differentials.