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Philippine Govt 3Q Foreign Borrowings up 18.9% Y/y: Central Bank - Philippine government’s 3Q foreign borrowings approved by the Monetary Board rose 18.9% y/y to $4.66b.

Philippine Inflation Likely to Remain Manageable, Diokno Says - Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas sees inflation close to the high-end of a 2%-4% target range in the near-term, before decelerating back to within its goal by year-end, Governor Benjamin Diokno says.

Ph July Foreign Direct Investments +52% Y/y to $1.26B - The Philippines foreign direct investments net inflow was at $1263 million in July, up 52% year on year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said in a statement.

Ph Aug. Exports +17.6% Y/y; Trade Deficit $3.6B - Philippines August exports rose 17.6% from year earlier to $6.5 billion, economists expected exports +18% y/y. Trade deficit $3.6b; est. trade deficit $3.4b

NCR to shorten curfew due to improving COVID-19 situation - Metro Manila localities will implement shorter curfew hours beginning Wednesday, Mayor Edwin Olivarez, chairman of the Metro Manila Council, confirmed to CNN Philippines.

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Equities: PSEi up 3.1% to 7,124.01

Fixed Income: PH Sells PHP5B 91-Day T-Bill as Yield Rises to 1.095%

USD/PHP: PHP down 0.4% to 50.800 per US$

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Commodities Boom, Tourism Hopes Fuel Southeast Asia Stock Rally - Southeast Asian stocks are on a tear this month, outperforming the rest of the region in a rally that’s being fueled by rising commodity prices and economic reopening from the coronavirus pandemic. Investors expect further gains this year, with Thailand cited as a key beneficiary from a rebound in tourism and Indonesia a winner thanks to its huge natural resources sector.

Plunging Currency, Dollar Drought Worsen Myanmar Economic Crisis - Myanmar is battling a plunging local currency amid an unprecedented dollar shortage, and worsening the economy’s struggle with dual challenges of the pandemic and post-coup financial isolation.

Thailand, Australia Cases Ease; U.K. Criticized: Virus Update - Thailand cases dropped to a three-month low as the nation is gradually scrapping a mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors as it tries to revive its tourism-reliant economy.

ETF Volumes Asia: Trading of Money Market Products Rises - Trading volume across Asia exchange-traded funds was 10% lower than the 30-day average in the latest session, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Hong Kong Risks Global Status as Singapore Opens Up to World - The divide between Asia’s two main financial hubs in handling the pandemic is growing wider, with one opening up to global travel and the other maintaining one of the world’s harshest quarantine policies

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Stocks, U.S. Futures Rise as Traders Mull Recovery - Most Asian stocks rose along with U.S. equity futures Thursday as traders took in their stride further signs of the global inflationary pressures building up in the recovery from the pandemic.

China’s Producer Inflation at 26-Year High Adds to Global Risks - China’s factory-gate prices grew at the fastest pace in almost 26 years in September, potentially adding to global inflation pressure if local businesses start passing on higher costs to consumers.    The producer price index climbed 10.7% from a year earlier, beating forecasts and reaching the highest since November 1995, as coal prices and other commodity costs soared, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.

Vaccine Mix-and-Match Approach Bolsters Antibodies, Study Finds - Mixing Covid vaccines produces as much or more antibodies as using the same shot as a booster, according to preliminary results of a widely awaited U.S. government- sponsored trial. The trial is the first major U.S. study to compare the effects of using different vaccines as boosters from the initial shot or shots.

The AP Interview: Kerry Says Climate Talks May Miss Target - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is tempering expectations for a U.N. climate summit sometimes billed as make-or-break for the Earth's future, conceding next month's talks likely will end with nations still short of the target of cuts in coal and petroleum emissions that are needed to stave off increasingly devastating levels of global warming.

No Relief for U.K. House Hunters as Property Shortage Worsens - Buyers returned to the U.K. housing market last month and found that homes were in increasingly short supply, according to a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  The findings suggest the property market remains solidly underpinned even after a tax break on purchases finished.