Flash News

TREE NEWS reports: China’s total new yuan loans in January-September reached 11.52 trillion yuan, up from the previous 10.44 trillion yuan. The September M2 money supply rose 7.2% year-on-year, slowing from 7.5% the previous month, while M1 growth edged down to 3.2% from 4.1%.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s M1 money supply grew 3.2% year-on-year in September, slowing from a 4.1% rise in the previous month. The reading marks a deceleration in the narrow measure of money that covers cash in circulation and corporate demand deposits.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s aggregate social financing — the broadest measure of credit flowing into the economy — rose by 27.46 trillion yuan in the first nine months of 2025, up from 23.91 trillion yuan in the prior reading. The figure covers January through September and reflects total new financing across loans, bonds and other channels.

TREE NEWS reports: Europe’s Stoxx 600 index extended its advance to 0.5%, touching a new intraday high. The broad European benchmark climbed to the fresh session peak as gains widened across the region.

TREE NEWS reports: Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index extended its gains to 0.5%, hitting a new intraday high. The broad benchmark for the whole of Europe climbed to a new session high as gains broadened across the region.

TREE NEWS reports: The IEA said the diesel supply agreement between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is unlikely to materially change the global diesel market balance, because falling Russian refinery runs cap its export capacity. Russian crude processing fell to 3.9 million barrels per day in September amid Ukrainian drone strikes, the agency estimated, keeping its fourth-quarter forecast at 4.0 million bpd, down 1.1 million bpd year on year.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s futures market recorded 1,189,741,520 lots in September, with turnover of 84.52 trillion yuan, up 53.9% and 18.21% year-on-year respectively on a single-side basis. For January-September, cumulative volume reached 8,384,082,146 lots and cumulative turnover 738.54 trillion yuan, up 24.2% and 34.86% year-on-year.

TREE NEWS reports: The International Energy Agency said in its monthly report that refiners in Europe and Asia may begin reducing their run rates this quarter as soaring freight costs squeeze refining margins. The IEA flagged the margin pressure as a factor that could curb crude demand from refiners in both regions.

TREE NEWS reports: The International Energy Agency said global oil demand in 2026 will fall 2.6 million barrels per day year-on-year, steeper than last month’s forecast 2.5 million bpd decline, as the Iran conflict continues to pressure world markets through constrained refined-product supply, surging fuel prices and a deteriorating economic outlook. Demand is expected to partially rebound by 2 million bpd in 2027, but next year’s consumption will still be about 600,000 bpd below 2025 levels.

TREE NEWS reports: A 22V Research survey of its clients found 44% expect Wednesday’s US September CPI print to trigger a risk-on market reaction, while about a third expect a mixed or muted response. Nearly half of respondents said other investors will also read the data as a positive signal for risk sentiment. The findings were published by 22V Research founder Dennis DeBusschere.

TREE NEWS reports: Government-controlled oil inventories across OECD countries fell in August to their lowest level since at least December 1989 and slipped further in September, the IEA said in its monthly report. OECD nations held 1.03 billion barrels of government stocks at the end of August, releasing another 8 million barrels in September. About 96 million barrels of the 400 million-barrel emergency release agreed in March remain outstanding.

TREE NEWS update: In its monthly report, the IEA revealed that Gulf crude oil exports rose by 4.4 million barrels per day in September to 13.9 million barrels per day, reaching about 75% of the pre-conflict level. Saudi Arabia led the increase. This figure covers only September Gulf exports.

TREE NEWS update: In its monthly report, the IEA stated that Gulf crude oil exports rose by 4.4 million barrels per day in September to 13.9 million barrels, reaching about 75% of pre-conflict levels. Saudi Arabia led the increase. This figure covers only September Gulf exports.

TREE NEWS reports: Gulf crude oil exports rose by 4.4 million barrels per day in September to 13.9 million bpd, putting them at roughly 75% of pre-conflict levels, the IEA said in its monthly report. Saudi Arabia led the increase. The figures cover September Gulf exports only.

TREE NEWS update: In its monthly report, the IEA stated that September Gulf crude oil exports rose by 4.4 million barrels per day to 13.9 million barrels per day, reaching about 75% of pre-conflict levels. Saudi Arabia led the increase. This figure covers only September Gulf exports.

TREE NEWS reports: Global oil supply increased by 2.5 million barrels per day month-on-month in September, the IEA said in its monthly report. The agency also projected that global oil demand will grow by an average of 2 million barrels per day in 2027.

TREE NEWS reports: The IEA’s monthly report projects global refinery throughput will increase by 2.8 million barrels per day by 2027, after falling 2.3 million b/d to 81.7 million b/d in 2026. The agency also said Middle East refined product and LPG flows are running at less than half their pre-conflict levels.

TREE NEWS reports: The London Metal Exchange reported warehouse inventory changes across its metals contracts. Zinc stocks rose 5,725 tonnes and nickel gained 150 tonnes, with tin up 35 tonnes. Lead stocks fell 1,750 tonnes, aluminium dropped 250 tonnes and copper declined 1,650 tonnes.

TREE NEWS reports: The International Energy Agency said in its monthly report that tight diesel supply conditions will continue through 2027. The agency’s assessment points to a prolonged period of constrained distillate availability in global markets. No further figures or details were disclosed in the report.

TREE NEWS update: A union representing more than 1,000 workers at Chile’s Escondida mine said it is in wage talks with operator BHP Group to avert a strike at the world’s largest copper mine. Union president Alexis Barrera said Wednesday that a deal is “possible,” hours after the union declared negotiations over at the midnight deadline and vowed to strike from 8 a.m. local time Wednesday. An agreement would ease supply tightness in a sector straining to meet demand driven by data-center and power-grid investment.