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TREE NEWS reports: Tiger Research said prediction markets now provide real-time probability data that matches or beats traditional polls and expert surveys, citing adoption by Google Finance, CNBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, ICE and Tradeweb. A Federal Reserve working paper found Kalshi’s federal funds rate forecasts were perfect the day before FOMC meetings, outperforming fed funds futures, while an analysis of Limitless data showed 9 of 10 price buckets calibrated within 4 percentage points.

TREE NEWS update: Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow is willing to resume trilateral negotiations involving Russia, the United States and Ukraine after November 4. Speaking on a television program broadcast on October 25, Ushakov described the trilateral talks as an initial contact and said expectations should not be set too high, adding that all sides still need to work toward a peace agreement.

TREE NEWS update: The Saudi-led multinational coalition said on October 25 that Saudi Arabia intercepted 10 ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi movement toward southern Saudi Arabia. The Houthis have not yet responded to the claim. The coalition did not provide further details on the interception or any casualties.

TREE NEWS reports: Goldman Sachs strategists led by Timothy Moe cut their 12-month target for South Korea’s Kospi index by 25%, to 9,000 from 12,000, citing heightened concerns over the artificial intelligence trade. It is the bank’s first sharp downgrade this year after repeated upgrades. The benchmark has fallen more than 35% from its June high, and the revised target still implies over 60% upside from current levels.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin’s 30-day high-low spread has narrowed from 13% to 6%, with the price confined to an $80,000–$86,000 range for nine consecutive days, analyst Axel Adler Jr. said. The price rebounded after touching the 365-day simple moving average and closed at $80,500, a 30-day low. A narrowing range typically ends in a breakout, with $86,000 as key resistance and the 365-day SMA as support.

TREE NEWS update: Tianqi Lithium reported net profit attributable to shareholders of 5.602 billion yuan for the first three quarters of 2026, up 3013.86% year on year, on revenue of 18.279 billion yuan, up 147.11%. Third-quarter revenue was 6.037 billion yuan, up 135.40%, with net profit of 1.36 billion yuan, up 1323.97%. The company attributed the growth to higher average selling prices and volumes of lithium products and a large increase in investment income from SQM.

TREE NEWS reports: Nomura Securities said market concerns over the outlook for artificial intelligence investment are “overdone,” and that the memory chip shortage will persist until 2028. The firm said the memory sector’s valuation is already severely undervalued. Nomura made the remarks in a research view dated October 25.

TREE NEWS update: Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport said it will partially resume operations from January 25, with Terminal 1 handling domestic flights and Terminal 2 serving international flights operated by the Saudi national carrier. The airport advised passengers with confirmed bookings to contact their airline to verify booking and flight status before traveling to the airport.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs Zhai Jun met with Saudi Foreign Ministry adviser Prince Khalid in Beijing on October 21, 2026, exchanging views on China-Saudi relations and the Middle East situation. Zhai said bilateral ties have developed rapidly under the strategic guidance of both countries’ top leaders, and that China supports the sovereignty and security of regional states including Saudi Arabia and the resolution of disputes through dialogue and negotiation.

TREE NEWS reports: Some Chinese mutual fund companies are winding down QDII segregated account products as they adjust the proportion of QDII investment quotas allocated to public versus segregated accounts, a fund industry source said. Early this year, several fund firms were notified to cap QDII quota used for segregated accounts at 20% by the end of 2027. The adjustment is accelerating across the industry.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said on October 24 that Washington could strike Iran again at any time, or reach a deal, while declining to tell reporters which. Speaking after casting his midterm ballot in West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump was asked whether another attack on Iran was possible and said he would not disclose such information to the media.

TREE NEWS reports: A Polymarket account with cumulative losses exceeding $30,000 (0x88b21efc4aa4e08cdc125300ad6b3a520811e1d1) bought $360,000 of “Fed will keep rates unchanged in October” at an average entry price of 85.5¢, for 377,658.3 shares. The position is a bet that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its October meeting.

TREE NEWS update: Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh will reopen some terminals on the 25th, two weeks after an attack halted operations. Yemen’s Houthi movement warned the same day that the airport remains a military target and that aircraft and personnel should stay away.

TREE NEWS update: UK Prime Minister Burnham said Britain should hold a “frank discussion” on the possibility of restoring freedom of movement with the European Union, in order to explore different options for strengthening UK-EU relations. Burnham ruled out the possibility of Britain joining the Schengen area. The remarks were reported on the 24th.

TREE NEWS update: China launched the 28th batch of satellites for its satellite internet low-orbit constellation at 10:03 Beijing time on Oct. 25, 2026, from the Hainan commercial spaceport. A Long March 8A carrier rocket placed the satellites into their planned orbits, and the launch mission was declared a complete success.

TREE NEWS update: Two loud explosions were heard in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on the morning of October 25 local time, with residents reporting windows shaking in homes in the city center. The cause of the blasts was not immediately identified.

TREE NEWS update: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck waters west of Japan’s Ogasawara Islands at about 11:10 a.m. local time on the 25th, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. The quake had a depth of 470 kilometers and a maximum seismic intensity of 3. There is no tsunami risk.

TREE NEWS update: National Energy Administration head Wang Hongzhi led a team to Guangdong on Oct. 24 to survey new-type power grid construction, calling for faster buildout and coordinated development of main, distribution and micro grids to expand effective energy investment. He also urged stronger power supply guarantees, a bigger role for the Southern regional power market, deeper AI-energy integration and expanded market-based computing-power coordination, plus support for new energy storage technologies.

TREE NEWS update: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on October 24 that the Ukrainian military had violated Starlink’s terms of service by using the service for offensive drone strikes that caused casualties, and that the loophole was closed last week. Musk stressed that commercial Starlink must not and should not be used for offensive drone warfare, adding that Starshield is a separate system controlled by the U.S. government.

TREE NEWS update: S&P Dow Jones Indices will change how it classifies growth and value stocks, adding intangible assets, expected earnings and free cash flow to value criteria and dropping 12-month price momentum from growth criteria. The new rules take effect before the U.S. market open on Dec. 21, forcing index-tracking funds to rebalance. About $375 billion in passive funds will be affected.