BOJ’s hawkish hold: target reached, more rate hikes to come

The BOJ kept rates unchanged but signalled further tightening as inflation risks persist and underlying inflation remains near target. With the Fed similarly focused on inflation, monetary policy in both countries could remain restrictive. For Japan, wages, price pass-through and US rate expectations remain key considerations.

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Who's paying for AI, who's holding rates, and what the Budget changed

Alphabet lost about $500bn of market value on Thursday after results that fell short of forecasts in advertising. Amazon's investment spending ran ahead of its cash generation over the past year, and Meta priced about $37.5bn of new equity.

Central banks gave little sign of a broad easing cycle. The Fed, the ECB and the Bank of Japan held, the Fed with two votes for a hike, and the Bank of Canada raised rates. US growth ran at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter.

Here is what ten firms made of the week, and one piece we think deserves more readers.

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