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TREE NEWS reports: US Treasuries rose across the board, sending the 10-year yield down 3 basis points to 5.15%. The move marks a broad decline in yields along the curve.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s Nikkei 225 opened 1.3% lower and South Korea’s Kospi dropped 5.6% at the open. SK Hynix fell 7% and Samsung Electronics lost more than 6% in early trade, with the declines concentrated in the two markets’ semiconductor heavyweights.

TREE NEWS update: China is set to issue, or is currently issuing, government bonds and policy financial bonds. The notice lists upcoming and ongoing sales of central government debt and bonds issued by the country’s policy banks. No issuance size, pricing or specific dates were provided in the notice.

TREE NEWS reports: Nasdaq 100 index futures widened their decline to 1%, signaling pressure on US technology stocks ahead of the cash market open. The move reflects a broader risk-off tone in equity futures, with no specific catalyst cited in the material.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s core machinery orders rose 5.2% month-on-month in August, beating expectations of 2.6% and rebounding from a 3.7% decline in July. The figure, a leading indicator of capital spending, points to a pickup in corporate investment in the world’s fourth-largest economy.

TREE NEWS reports: Hong Kong’s IPO market raised HK$385.57 billion across 115 listings in the first three quarters of 2026, exceeding any full-year total since 2011. The top three underwriters accounted for 42% of total underwriting volume, underscoring a pronounced concentration among leading intermediaries. Regulators continue to flag resource constraints and practice quality at sponsor institutions.

TREE NEWS reports: The weighted average rate on new corporate loans in China came in slightly below 3% in September, about 0.2 percentage points lower than a year earlier. Industry experts cited in the report said the downward move in loan rates shows credit supply has been relatively ample and has met market demand, and that interest rate changes should be watched more closely than credit volumes when gauging supply and demand.

TREE NEWS reports: US September CPI rose 3.7% year on year and core CPI 2.6%, both beating market expectations for the fastest gain in five months, traders raised the odds of an October rate hike to 50% from 22%. The Fed’s Beige Book showed half of the 12 districts reporting strong or intensifying price pressures, with all districts citing oil price shocks. Fed Governor Bowman said she does not see an urgent need to hike and can watch how the economy develops.

TREE NEWS reports: The United States is considering allowing European countries to unfreeze part of Russia’s frozen assets. No figure, timeline or specific assets were given. The move would mark a shift in the Western stance on the roughly $300 billion in Russian sovereign funds immobilised since 2022.

TREE NEWS reports: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix each fell more than 6% in pre-market trading on Nextrade in South Korea. The two chipmakers’ declines came in the pre-market session ahead of the regular open. No further details were given in the available material.

TREE NEWS reports: S&P 500 futures fell 0.3% and Nasdaq futures dropped 0.7%, extending the previous session’s losses. The declines in US equity index futures point to continued pressure on stocks.

TREE NEWS reports: Prestige Economics president Jason Schenker said the FOMC may consider a larger 50 basis point rate hike in December. Schenker, who predicted the Fed’s most recent increase early, expects the central bank to let policy effects settle after a September hike before weighing a bigger move in December. He said a larger December hike could be followed by a pause in further increases early next year.

TREE NEWS reports: Private securities fund registrations in China reached 12,022 in the first three quarters of the year, up 34.05% from 8,968 a year earlier. Only January recorded fewer than 1,000 filings, while every other month exceeded that level. July set the year’s monthly high at 1,763 registrations.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s August core machinery orders are due at 07:50 Beijing time, followed by Australia’s September employment report at 08:30. Later in the day, US September PPI, retail sales, weekly jobless claims and the October New York Fed manufacturing index are scheduled for 20:30, with EIA natural gas and crude inventory reports due at 22:30 and 00:00. TSMC is also set to release earnings.

TREE NEWS update: China Securities Index Co. released a 12-index series on Oct. 14 covering the full maturity spectrum of the Chinese bond market, with constituents spanning government bonds, local government debt, financial and corporate bonds, medium-term notes, short-term financing bills and negotiable certificates of deposit. Wind data shows 413 new bond indices were launched year-to-date, up 33.66% year on year.

TREE NEWS update: China’s newly revised Regulations on the Management of Housing Provident Funds took effect on September 20, with multiple cities since tailoring policies to allow withdrawals for home renovation. Changchun’s provident fund committee issued a notice on October 12 supporting renovation withdrawals. Yan Yuejin of Shanghai E-House Real Estate Research Institute said caps range from 100,000 to 300,000 yuan, roughly matching local housing prices and stock characteristics.

TREE NEWS update: China’s securities regulator has published draft amendments to rules governing publicly offered securities investment funds, raising the cap on non-FOF funds’ investment in other funds from 10% to 30% and allowing FOFs to invest in ETF feeder funds. The minimum size for launching a FOF would also drop to RMB 50 million. Regulators framed the changes as broadening strategy space for asset-allocation products.

TREE NEWS reports: Wind data shows more than 20 dividend funds in China issued subscription-suspension notices between Oct. 8 and Oct. 14. At the same time, several new dividend funds are being heavily marketed through distribution channels, including Huaxia’s Hong Kong Stock Connect Dividend Low Volatility ETF and dividend ETFs from Yinhua, GF and Bosera, while nine CSI Dividend Growth ETFs filed before the holiday are preparing to launch. Existing dividend ETFs saw net capital outflows in the second half of the year, a sharp contrast with the new issuance push.

TREE NEWS update: North Korea’s Missile General Bureau test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles on the 14th in waters off the country’s east coast, KCNA reported on the 15th. The launches were aimed at checking the standing mobilization posture of the North’s underwater combat system, raising the navy’s capability to carry out strategic missions, and demonstrating the reliability of its war deterrence means.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan plans to reach 30 rocket launches a year by the early 2030s. The goal marks a sharp increase from current annual launch rates as Tokyo pushes to expand its domestic space-launch capacity.