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TREE NEWS update: Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Botswana President Duma Boko at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during Boko’s state visit to China. Li said China is ready to work with Botswana under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state to further consolidate political mutual trust, firmly support each other on issues concerning core interests, and expand mutually beneficial cooperation.

TREE NEWS reports: Palm oil futures closed about 1.9% lower in the night session, leading declines among the three contracts cited. LPG fell roughly 1.2% and PVC eased about 0.5% over the same session.

TREE NEWS update: Germany’s federal government plans large-scale cooperation with US chip designer Nvidia to expand AI use in industry and catch up in the global AI race. Around 12 companies, including Siemens and Audi, are expected to take part. The plan has two goals: laying groundwork for physical AI used to train robots and self-driving cars, and training internationally competitive high-performance industrial AI models.

TREE NEWS update: Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on the 15th that Europe has taken a “destructive stance” toward the diesel supply agreement reached between Russia and the United States. Peskov, speaking for the Kremlin, did not elaborate on what specific European measures or objections he was referring to. The comment marks Moscow’s first public response to European pushback over the bilateral fuel arrangement.

TREE NEWS update: A security official in Yemen’s government said the presidential palace in the southern port city of Aden was struck by five missiles on the 15th. The official gave the figure to reporters the same day. No further details on casualties or damage were immediately provided.

TREE NEWS reports: The Nasdaq 100 narrowed its decline to less than 1%, touching a fresh intraday high for the session. The index had been down more sharply earlier before the losses were pared back.

TREE NEWS update: A Norwegian committee on the 15th recommended that the government allow the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, to invest in companies involved in the manufacture of nuclear weapons. The proposal would ease the fund’s current restrictions on such holdings. No government decision has been announced.

TREE NEWS update: A military command center commanded by Saudi officers and its attached weapons depot were attacked on the 15th inside Maasheeq Palace in Aden, Yemen’s temporary capital. The strike targeted the facility housing the command center and its weapons storage. No casualty figures or claim of responsibility were immediately given.

TREE NEWS reports: The S&P Dow Jones CDX investment-grade index rose as much as 1.75 basis points to 62.3, its highest since April 2, as concerns over the sustainability of AI spending and rising costs intensified around CoreWeave’s record credit risk gauge. The high-yield index fell as much as 0.4 point to 105.73, its lowest since April 7. US credit and equity markets opened broadly weaker, with September producer prices rising at the fastest pace in more than four years.

TREE NEWS update: Multiple large explosions were heard in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on the 15th, with thick smoke seen rising near the presidential palace. The cause of the blasts and any casualties were not immediately confirmed.

TREE NEWS update: Iranian border forces seized 122 assorted military weapons and a large quantity of ammunition in an operation in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, state broadcaster CCTV reported on the 15th local time. One armed individual was killed and three other suspects were arrested during the operation.

TREE NEWS reports: US natural gas inventories rose 67 billion cubic feet last week, the Energy Information Administration said, below analysts’ forecast of a 75 bcf build. Stocks climbed 1.91% week over week to 3.57 trillion cubic feet, following a 2.49% increase the prior week.

TREE NEWS reports: An Anglo American executive said technology giants are considering taking equity stakes in the miner in order to secure supplies of certain metals. The executive did not name the companies involved or specify which metals or the size of any potential stakes. The comments point to growing competition among technology firms for access to critical raw materials.

TREE NEWS update: The US Energy Information Administration will publish its weekly natural gas storage report at 22:30 Beijing time. The release is a scheduled data update on US natural gas inventories. No figures were given ahead of the publication.

TREE NEWS update: Zunjie Auto said on Oct. 15 it will “actively respond, fully obey and fully cooperate” with a joint investigation team after China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and two other departments issued a notice on a brake pedal bracket fracture issue. The company said it will resolutely safeguard consumers’ legal rights and the broader development of the new energy vehicle industry.

TREE NEWS update: Goldwind released its GoldFusion+ wind-storage integrated system-level solution at the 2026 Beijing International Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition. The solution moves turbines and energy storage from physical co-location toward system-level integration, seeking a better balance between reliable output and project returns.

TREE NEWS update: China’s four nominated irrigation systems — the Qinhe Guangli Canal (Wulongkou) in Henan, the Taolai River Oasis Irrigation System in Gansu, the Guangxin Huangsha Canal in Shangrao, Jiangxi, and the Longjin Ancient Weir in Changtai, Fujian — were all inscribed on the 2026 World Heritage Irrigation Structures list. The announcement was made on the evening of October 14 Beijing time at the 77th International Executive Council meeting of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage in Marseille, France. China’s total now stands at 46.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on the 15th that all five central ecological and environmental protection inspection teams of the third round’s seventh batch have been deployed. The batch includes two routine inspection teams, which will conduct routine inspections of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, with each deployment lasting one month.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argues bitcoin will benefit regardless of how the AI cycle resolves. In his view, an AI bubble collapse would trigger government bailouts that ultimately fuel a bitcoin rally, while a continued AI boom would also support the asset. Hougan’s thesis covers both outcomes of the AI trade.

TREE NEWS reports: US business inventories rose 0.4% month over month in August, in line with the 0.4% consensus estimate, following a 0.8% increase in July. The reading tracks the stock of goods held by companies and feeds into GDP calculations.