(MENAFN- The Rio Times) A quiet, holiday-thinned Monday nonetheless moved the soft-landing story forward. Government funding costs eased at the front end in the U.S., German corporate sentiment brightened, and Korea surprised with a stronger growth pulse.

At the same time, the UK's retail backdrop stayed weak even as shop-price inflation cooled sharply, and money/credit growth across Europe remained subdued.

The day's through-line: financing is a touch easier, growth pockets are real but uneven, and disinflation keeps broadening-conditions that argue for central-bank patience rather than fresh tightening.
United States
Treasury auctions pointed to slightly easier financing: 3-month bills at 3.730% (from 3.810%), 6-month at 3.640% (3.660%), the 2-year at 3.504% (3.561%), and the 5-year at 3.625% (3.710%).

The Dallas Fed manufacturing index improved to −5.0 (from −8.7)-still contractionary but less so. Atlanta Fed GDPNow held at 3.9% for Q3, signaling steady underlying momentum.

Story behind the story: markets are leaning toward a long hold from the Fed as growth cools gently without stalling.


Europe and UK
Germany's Ifo survey ticked up: business climate 88.4 (from 87.7), with expectations at 91.6 and current conditions softer at 85.3-an early sign of cautious optimism.

Euro-area money data stayed muted: M3 grew 2.8% y/y (loans to non-financial corporates 2.9% y/y; private-sector loans 2.6%), while French bills priced a shade higher at the 12-month tenor (2.053%).

In the UK, CBI retail reported another weak month (−27), but the BRC shop-price index slowed to 1.0% y/y (from 1.4%), a notable disinflation signal.

Story behind the story: Europe's demand is soft but stabilizing; credit is not roaring, which caps inflation pressures and buys the ECB and BoE time.
Asia
South Korea delivered a positive surprise: GDP rose 1.2% q/q and 1.7% y/y in Q3, even as consumer confidence edged down to 109.8.

Hong Kong's trade flows jumped (exports +16.1% m/m; imports +13.6% m/m), though the deficit widened to −50.2B.

New Zealand observed Labor Day; Australia's RBA governor spoke, keeping markets attentive to a data-dependent path.

Story behind the story: Asia's growth handoff is visible-Korea's external engine is revving, Greater China trade is stirring, but imbalances linger.
Major Emerging Markets And Canada
Mexico's September trade gap widened (−$0.831B), hinting at firm import demand or soft external markets. Brazil's consumer confidence improved to 88.5, suggesting domestic resilience.

Canada's wholesale sales were flat in September (0.0% m/m) after a prior dip, while Norway's money and credit indicators softened (M3 3,401.8B; credit growth 3.8% y/y).

Story behind the story: EM demand is holding up, but external balances and tighter real financing conditions keep a lid on exuberance.
Commodities & Flows
No major commodity prints hit Monday, so the signal came from funding and trade: lower U.S. auction yields, steady French bill supply, and mixed trade balances (Hong Kong wider, Mexico wider) point to an environment where price pressures are cooling while global goods flows reset.

Story behind the story: with energy quiet and funding costs easing at the margin, the inflation narrative hinges more on services and wages than on commodities.
Risks and Framing
The day reinforced a benign baseline: slightly easier funding, stabilization in Europe's sentiment, and a firmer Asian growth pulse.

The risk is the familiar one: services-wage stickiness versus slowing credit and fragile retail demand in the UK and parts of Europe.

If money and credit stay tame and Asia's pulse persists, policy can glide; if growth stumbles or retail weakness spreads, the landing stays soft but slower.

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