美國10月整體CPI環比上漲0.4%，高於市場預期的0.3%；核心CPI環比上漲0.3%，高於預期的0.2%。食品價格上漲0.5%，能源價格上漲0.7%，汽油價格上漲1.0%。住房成本上漲0.3%，私營部門員工實際收入則保持不變。此次通脹數據高於預期，進一步強化了美聯儲繼續加息的理由。

Honda raised full-year operating profit guidance to 780 bln JPY (USD 4.9 bln) for the fiscal year ending March 2027, up from 650 bln JPY previously but below analysts' 839 bln JPY consensus. Quarterly operating profit for the three months to Sept. 30 was 118 bln JPY, well short of ~265 bln JPY expected. Motorcycle demand and North American sales were bright spots, but a mistimed EV push prompted a 2.5 tln JPY impairment earlier this year. Pelham Smithers analyst Julie Boote said Honda has not yet booked all EV-related costs, which could weigh on results for the rest of the fiscal year.

U.S. official said they believed both sides came with goodwill.