- Asian shares rose, following the best day for US stocks since early August, when the BoE announced a bond-buying programme, sparking a global rally in government debt.
- Equities gained in Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia, tracking the S&P 500's 2% gain, which ended a 6-day losing run.
- Over the next two weeks, the UK government will issue £65 bln ($71 bln) in debt. The decision averted a crisis for retirement funds and increased risk appetite in Asian markets on Thursday.
- In recent weeks, the region's financial regulators have been on high alert, with China, Japan, and South Korea among the countries intervening in markets to prevent a downward spiral. China's onshore yuan rose for the first time in nine sessions after the central bank warned against currency speculation.
