- USDTHB: moving in the range 33.79 – 33.805 this morning, supportive level at 33.68 resistance level at 33.88
- SET Index: 1,575.0 (-0.25%), 27 Oct 2026
- S&P 500 Index: 7,722.6 (+0.60%), 27 Oct 2026
- Thai 10-year government bond yield (interpolated): 2.24 (-0.99 bps), 27 Oct 2026
- US 10-year treasury yield: 4.99 (-1.00 bps), 27 Oct 2026
- U.S. weekly job creation cooling in early October
- U.S. confidence rebounds, but expectations stay below recession threshold
- U.S. house price indices showed continuing gain in August
- Australia inflation strengthens, fueling fears of fifth interest rate hike this year
- Korea’s GDP Q3 growth beat expectation, propelled by high-tech activities
- Dollar volatile, gold struggling, treasury yields edged lower ahead of Fed decision; Iran diplomacy hopes in focus
U.S. weekly job creation cooling in early October
The U.S. ADP employment changes added a 4-week average of 16,750 jobs in the week ending October 10, preliminary data showed, which continued to slow from the week prior of 17,500, pointing the sign of cooling in private hiring. In September, the monthly updated data indicated that number of private payrolls in the U.S. went up by 90,000. Hiring accelerated for the first time since May, led by education and health care and leisure and hospitality. Financial activities and professional and business services showed weakness.
U.S. confidence rebounds, but expectations stay below recession threshold
October U.S. CB consumer confidence rose 7.5 points to 91.7 from a revised 84.2, beating the expectation. Present 8.6 points to 120.4 and Expectations recovered 6.9 points to 72.6 after three monthly declines but remained below inflation expectations, eased yet stayed high at 5.8%, while planned durable-goods and services spending softened. against reading the rebound as a clean demand acceleration: households felt better as gasoline prices eased, but concerns leave the Fed balancing resilient activity against still-elevated inflation.
U.S. house price indices showed continuing gain in August
The U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) revealed that House Price Index up 0.3%m/msa (vs 0.2%m/m) or 2.4%y/y, compared with the previous month's 0.2% increase (revised from +0.3%) and the 0.2% gain expected. Also, the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 2.1%y/y increase for August 2026, up from a 1.9% rise in the previous month.
Australia inflation strengthens, fueling fears of fifth interest rate hike this year
Australia’s headline inflation accelerated to 4.3y/y, remained elevated at 3.6% in the year to September. The stronger-than-expected inflation backdrop reinforces concerns that price pressures are proving persistent, even as unemployment rises. With inflation still well above the RBA’s 2.5% target and policymakers warning that the outlook has “materially worsened,” expectations are building for another rate hike at the November 3’s meeting, from the current 4.6% cash rate.
Korea’s GDP Q3 growth beat expectation, propelled by high-tech activities
The S.Korea economy grew a stronger-than-expected 1%q/q in Q3/2026, exceed market expectation of 0.7%q/q compared to the previous quarter of 0.6%q/q. On a year-on-year basis, the economy expanded 3.4% for this quarter and 3.6% for the first three quarters of 2026. Exports rose 2.3%q/q, contributing 1.1ppt to overall GDP growth. Facility investment rose 4.1%q/q, while government spending also advanced 1.9%. However, private consumption declined 0.2% amid sluggish vehicle sales affected by strikes at major automakers.
Dollar volatile, gold struggling, treasury yields edged lower ahead of Fed decision; Iran diplomacy hopes in focus
The 10-year government bond yield (interpolated) on the previous trading day was 2.24, -0.99 bps. The benchmark government bond yield (LB365A) was 2.18, +0.00 bps. Meantime, the latest closed US 10-year bond yields was 4.99, -1.00 bps. USDTHB on the previous trading day closed around 33.76 Moving in a range of 33.79-33.805 this morning. USDTHB could be closed between 33.68-33.88 today. The dollar held near a two-week high, gold prices briefly dropped below $4,000 an ounce as well as U.S. Treasury yields hover near multi-week lows, with the benchmark 10-year yield hovering near its lowest level in more than a month on Tuesday, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision this Wednesday (October 27-28) and assessed diplomatic efforts to ease the U.S.-Iran conflict.
Sources : ttb analytics , Bloomberg, CNBC, Trading economics, Investing, CEIC
