🇯🇵 JUST IN: Japan's core inflation tops the BOJ's 2% target for the FIRST time in 9 months. Core CPI YoY 2.1% vs Exp. 2.1% | Prior. 1.7% CPI YoY 2.1% vs Exp. 2.1% | Prior. 1.9% Core-core CPI YoY 2.4% vs Exp. 2.3% | Prior. 1.9% Underlying inflation, which excludes fresh food and energy, beat forecasts and jumped the most. The BOJ meets next week, on October 29 and 30, after hiking to 1.25% in September, its highest rate in 31 years.