1. 日本增1,950億美元匯市干預基金
東京政府把防備日圓升值的基金總額，提升至6.075萬億美元。另外，該國保留審查外匯交易員每日倉量的安排兩個月。
2. 中國製造業連續3個月收縮
9月的採購經理指數值為49.9，與前一個月相同，且略高於49.4的初值。這是中國自2009年初的最低水平，而製造業材料的價格顯著上升。
3. 恆生指數回落2.3%
市場對德國通過擴大救市機制安排後的歐債前景感到憂慮，恆生指數下跌418，收報17,592點。第三季恆指已回落21%，是2001年第三季以來最差單季表現。
4. 日本8月工業產值按月升0.8%
這是該國連續第五個月錄得上升。另外，日本8月的失業率回落至4.3%，同月的核心消費物價指數，則按年上升0.2%。
5. 星交所參與競投倫敦金屬交易所
新加坡證交所將伙拍倫敦股票交易所，一同收購上周披露出售意向的全球最大金屬交易中心。有關作價有傳高達15.7億美元。
6. 中國上半年流動賬順差878億美元
國家外匯管理局表示，上半年的資本及金融賬順差為1,839億美元。當局又指出，下半年的流動賬順差為590億美元。
7. 南韓產值連漲26月
8月的工業產值按年上升4.8%，前一個月經修訂後為4%，但低於市場預期。若與上月相比，南韓工業產值回落1.9%。
8. 馬來西亞Bumi Armada獲4.7億美元合約
該家石油服務商同意，向澳洲Apache提供及管理一艘半浮式鑽油台4年。Bumi的手頭合約價值約22億美元。
9. 爭居港權案 外傭勝訴
高等法院就外傭爭取居港權的司法覆核作出判決，裁定入境條例中，不當外傭在港工作是通常居住，屬違反《基本法》。特區政府已決定就裁決作出上訴。目前有11.7萬個外傭居港超過7年。
10. 強風吹襲越南 2萬人疏散
颱風「納沙」經過中國海南省後風力減弱，變成一個熱帶風暴吹向越南。「納沙」先後吹襲菲律賓、香港及中國大陸，引致450人死亡或失蹤。
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1. Japan Adds US$195B for Market Intervention
The nation increased the amount available to a record US$6.075 trillion. It will maintain for 2 more months monitoring of currency traders' daily position to discourage speculative bets on the yen's rise.
2. China Manufacturing Contracts for 3rd Month
The purchasing managers' index was 49.9 in September, unchanged from August and was higher than the preliminary reading 49.4. That was the lowest since early 2009, as the prices for manufacturing inputs rose sharply for this month.
3. Hong Kong Stocks Fall 2.3%
The index was down 418 to 17,592 as traders failed to be reassured by German parliament approval of a crucial EU bailout package. Hang Seng Index slid 21% in Q3, the worst performance since Q1 of 2001.
4. Japan Aug Industrial Production Climbs 0.8%
It was the 5th straight monthly advance in a row. Separately, the jobless rate of the nation dropped to 4.3% in the month. The core consumer price index also gain 0.2% in August from the previous month.
5. SGX, LSE Bids for London Metal Exchange
Singapore Exchange is tying up London main bourse to make a joint bid for the world's largest metal market that could worth US$1.57 billion. The exchange was considering a sale last week.
6. China H1 Current Account Surplus Hits US$87.8B
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange also said the capital and financial account surplus in H1 totaled US$183.9 billion. Current account surplus for the second half was US$59 billion.
7. S Korea Industrial Output Grows for 26th Month
The nation's industrial production jumped 4.8% from a year earlier, compared with a revised 4% in July. On monthly basis, output dropped 1.9% from the previous month.
8. Malaysia's Bumi Armada Gets US$470M Contract
The offshore oilfield service provider will provide and operate floating production storage and offloading vessel to Australia's Apache Energy. The order backlog of the firm rose to US$2.2 billion.
9. Foreign Maids Win Landmark HK Residency Case
A Hong Kong court ruled a law banning foreign maids from settling permanently in the city was unconstitutional. The legal action, brought by a Filipino domestic helper who has lived in HK since 1986, has cast a spotlight on the island's treatment of its army of 292,000 maids.
10. Vietnam Braces for Storm
Typhoon Nesat barreled toward the country, forcing 20,000 people to be evacuated. The storm has hit Philippine, Hong Kong and mainland China, leaving more than 450 people dead or missing.