The four-week average pace of US private-sector job additions eased to 16.75K through October 10, down from 17.50K previously, according to the ADP National Employment Report's weekly companion series. The reading points to a continued cooling in hiring momentum ahead of the Fed's next policy meeting.
The Trump administration is preparing to scale back federal methane requirements for oil and gas producers, a move meant to reduce compliance expenses and lift domestic output. Donald Trump plans to announce the plan during a rally in Lubbock, Texas.
New orders for US-manufactured durable goods rose 1.8% in September, far above the 0.6% increase expected, the US Census Bureau reported.
The ECB's October bank lending survey shows corporate credit standards tightened by a net 9% in the third quarter, above the 5% banks had expected, while housing loan demand slumped by a net 27%. The data complicate the central bank's rate path heading into December.
Britain's Debt Management Office raised £4.5 billion through 5-year gilts priced to yield 5.036%, the highest level for that maturity since 2008, just before the government unveils its budget.
A fire broke out near Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura export hub on the Persian Gulf early Tuesday following an attack, though Saudi authorities contained the blaze quickly, a person familiar with the matter said.
The yen slipped further despite a verbal intervention warning from Japan's finance minister, while Asian equities rose on strong South Korean growth and Chinese industrial profit data.
The Bank of Japan's core inflation gauge rose to 2.5% year-on-year, up from 2.3% prior, with no consensus figure given. Currency and futures markets showed only small moves in the 30 minutes that followed.
Woodside Energy announced it is exiting the Greater Sunrise gas venture off Timor-Leste, handing its interest to a government-controlled local firm in a $200 million transaction.
The yen weakened broadly on Tuesday, with USD/JPY rising about 0.22% to near 157.80, as traders await back-to-back central bank decisions from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan this week.