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What matters

BoJ lifts rates to 1.25% (31-year high) as DAX slips ~0.5%; Putin puts Nestlé Russia under forced admin; Wunstorf drone linked to Leipzig model.

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  • Markets
  • Asia
  • Germany

BoJ to 1.25% (highest since 1995); DAX −0.5% near 26k as markets digest the hike

The interior of a retail store known for its dense 'jungle-like' displays and competitive pricing on items like luggage and shoes, seen with interior 'sale' signs, in central Osaka, Japan, on 1 April, 2026.
BBC News
  • Fri: Bank of Japan raised its policy rate from 1% to 1.25% (+25 bp) — highest since 1995; sixth hike since exiting negative rates in 2024 (BBC). BBC News
  • Move widely expected; BBC ties the global hiking wave to Iran-war energy prices after Wed’s Fed hike and the ECB’s earlier increase (BBC). BBC News
  • Japan core inflation eased to 1.7% in August from 1.8% — still near the BoJ’s 2% target (BBC). BBC News
Why it matters — Morning Asia open was “await BoJ” — lunch is the decision plus the European cash reaction.
  • Europe
  • Business
  • Russia

Putin puts Nestlé’s Russia business under forced administration

Nestlé logo / packaging
tagesschau
  • Per decree, Russian assets of Nestlé were placed under forced administration by L.E.V. Management (tagesschau / ntv). tagesschau n-tv
  • Nestlé said it takes note of the order, is reviewing options, and will take steps to protect its rights and keep operations running for employees (tagesschau). tagesschau
Why it matters — Another Western consumer name still operating in Russia is pulled into Moscow’s asset-control playbook — lunch wire, not in the morning brief.
  • Germany
  • Security

Wunstorf drone debris matches Leipzig model; federal prosecutors join probe

Drohnenfund nahe Fliegerhorst Wunstorf
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  • NDR/security sources: crashed drone parts found near Fliegerhorst Wunstorf (Steinhuder Meer area) are the same model as the early-August Leipzig/Halle airport case (tagesschau/NDR). tagesschau / NDR
  • Finder handed in a defective device early this week; police still searching the hard-to-access site for more fragments; no explosives traces reported so far (tagesschau / ntv). tagesschau / NDR n-tv
Why it matters — Material update to morning’s Bonn/Leipzig thread — a second German site, same alleged design family, now at federal level.
  • Germany
  • Economy

BDI lifts 2026 GDP call to +1.0% (from +0.6%); still no broad industrial upswing

Industrie / BDI Konjunkturprognose
n-tv
  • BDI now expects German GDP +1.0% in 2026, up from its prior +0.6% forecast (n-tv). n-tv
  • Hauptgeschäftsführerin Tanja Gönner: state spending on infrastructure and defence is driving growth while private investment stays weak — “von einem breiten industriellen Aufschwung könne noch keine Rede sein” (n-tv). n-tv
Why it matters — Industry lobby soft-upgrade into Sunday’s state votes — fiscal/defence impulse, not a private-capex boom.

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