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TREE NEWS update: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said US President Donald Trump’s diesel agreement has left him feeling betrayed, adding that “unfortunately we are losing the United States as a strong partner.” The remarks, made in reference to the diesel deal, signal Kyiv’s concern over the state of its partnership with Washington.

TREE NEWS reports: The UK 10-year gilt yield fell 2.7 basis points to 5.420% in late European trading on Wednesday, October 14, after chopping in a low range before the US CPI release at 20:30 Beijing time and rebounding quickly once the data landed. The two-year yield dropped 2.6bp to 4.902%, bouncing from below 4.880% to a session high of 4.946% at 20:43. Thirty-year yields fell 1.7bp and 50-year yields 1.4bp; the 2s/10s spread widened 0.211bp to +52.012bp.

TREE NEWS reports: Standard Chartered now expects the stablecoin market to reach $2 trillion by 2030, extending its earlier forecast as transaction volumes grow. The bank identified four distinct stablecoin markets, with USDC leading in payments and AI transactions, and said competition over reserve yields is intensifying.

TREE NEWS update: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 14th that a Russian drone attack on the city of Lutsk killed six people and injured 13 others. A residential building and a shop were among the civilian infrastructure damaged in the strike, he said.

TREE NEWS update: Uganda’s central bank raised its benchmark rate on October 14 by the most in fifteen years at an emergency meeting, after the shilling hit a record low, turning the currency into the world’s best performer. The shilling gained as much as 4% to 3,984 per dollar by 5:20 p.m. in Kampala, breaking below the 4,000 level for the first time in eight trading sessions.

TREE NEWS reports: Morgan Stanley’s client assets reached $8.4 trillion, with new inflows from high-net-worth clients surging on wealth created by large IPOs, CFO Sharon Yeshaya said on an analyst call. The bank said equities remain its core growth engine, with Asia particularly strong, while private equity exits remain locked up. CEO Ted Pick said the bank aims to “minimize irrational behavior” when asked about AI financing amid rising rates.

TREE NEWS update: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the World Bank should lift its ban so that upstream oil and natural gas projects can receive financing. The call, made by the top US economic official, targets a restriction on lending for fossil-fuel exploration and production. No timeline or mechanism for changing the policy was given.

TREE NEWS reports: Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev said the Russian state nuclear corporation is in talks with Bangladesh over building additional nuclear power units at the Rooppur plant, Interfax reported. Expanding the plant’s installed capacity is the main option currently under discussion, Likhachev said. Bangladesh is also discussing small nuclear power projects and a research reactor with Rosatom.

TREE NEWS update: Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform launched a mandatory vaccination campaign on 14 February in the Karas region, where a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has been reported, ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said at a weekly briefing on the outbreak. The campaign will run in three rounds over three months.

TREE NEWS reports: Bank of America analysts Francisco Blanch and Clifton White said in a report that any decline in distillate prices is a buying opportunity, citing historically low inventories and limited relief capacity from the global refining system. The bank also said European strategic reserve releases will not fundamentally change market conditions.

TREE NEWS reports: An Odoxa poll shows French politician Marine Le Pen would defeat rival Philippe by 53% to 47% in a presidential runoff. The survey also indicates both Le Pen and former president Jean-Luc Mélenchon are positioned to reach the second round of France’s presidential election.

TREE NEWS reports: A whale that opened a long on 20,000 ETH at $1,936 on Aug. 19 closed the position at $2,421.6, booking an $8.93 million profit, on-chain analyst Yu Yan monitored. The exit came as the market fell on U.S. CPI data. The whale’s unrealized gain had peaked at $17.42 million when ETH hit $2,800 on Sept. 22.

TREE NEWS update: Chevron expects first gas deliveries from its offshore Aseng gas project in Equatorial Guinea in 2028, managing director for Nigeria and Central Africa Jim Swartz said on the sidelines of an energy conference in Cape Town. Swartz said the US oil major took a final investment decision on the $690 million project earlier this year and is satisfied with its progress. Equatorial Guinea is seeking to stem declining output.

TREE NEWS reports: Standard Chartered has pushed back its $2 trillion stablecoin market forecast to 2030 from 2028, citing stalled supply growth this year. The bank had previously expected the market to reach that size by 2028.

TREE NEWS update: Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special representative, said on October 14 that Russia and the United States are expected to sign their first contracts for diesel supplies to the US within days. Speaking at the Russian Energy Week forum, Dmitriev said “everything will happen in the coming days” when asked about the timing of signing and delivery. He added that Moscow is in active communication with Washington and is negotiating how to implement supplies as quickly as possible and resolve logistics issues.

TREE NEWS reports: The MSCI Nordic Countries Index closed down 0.1% at 393.24, with the financial sector posting the steepest drop among the ten sectors tracked. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB fell 4.6%, the worst performer among Nordic constituents.

TREE NEWS update: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will sign a presidential decree on Wednesday requiring digital platforms, including social networks and streaming sites, to protect children and adolescents from violent, pornographic and other harmful content. Platforms that fail to comply will face government backing for legislation to punish them. The decree tightens oversight of big tech in Latin America’s second-largest economy.

TREE NEWS reports: The US Treasury auctioned four-month bills at a high yield of 4.195%, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.79. The auction drew demand nearly three times the amount offered, reflecting the latest read on short-term government borrowing costs.

TREE NEWS update: Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced it has formally signed an agreement with the United States to purchase 12 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the Israeli Air Force. Boeing will supply the aircraft, which the ministry described as the newest and most advanced “E-type” variant. The deal was confirmed on the 14th local time.

TREE NEWS reports: Germany’s DAX 30 index initially closed up 0.14% at 25,299.45. France’s index initially closed up 0.52%, while Italy’s index initially closed down 0.61% and its bank index fell 0.82%. The UK index initially closed up 0.61%.