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TREE NEWS update: Explosions were heard in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The blasts occurred in the city, with no further details immediately available on damage, casualties or the cause.

TREE NEWS reports: The ICE US Dollar Index rose 0.09% to 102.230 in late New York trading on Friday, October 9, closing the week up 0.29%. The index traded in a range of 101.754 to 102.535 during the week. The Bloomberg Dollar Index gained 0.17% to 1226.15, up 0.32% for the week, with a range of 1219.38 to 1227.10.

TREE NEWS update: No casualties have been reported among Chinese institutions stationed in Panama or the local Chinese community following a strong earthquake that struck the country on September 9. Verification of the situation is ongoing.

TREE NEWS update: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a “gift to Putin” will not bring peace and offers nothing to the civilized world, adding that allowing Russia to sell oil products amounts to investing in a conflict that must be ended rather than prolonged. The remarks, made in a statement published by Zelensky, target the US president’s position on Russian oil sales.

TREE NEWS reports: In the week ended Oct. 6, speculative traders cut their net short position in CBOT U.S. 10-year Treasury futures by 4,134 contracts to 896,481, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said. Net shorts in 5-year Treasury futures rose 167,830 contracts to 1,163,531, while ultra-long Treasury net shorts fell 50,097 to 276,339 and overall Treasury net shorts dropped 67,063 to 119,812.

TREE NEWS reports: The CFTC reported that speculators held a net short position of 23,740 Swiss franc contracts in the week ended October 6. Sterling net shorts stood at 97,611 contracts, while the euro was net short 99,332 contracts and the yen net long 62,325 contracts.

TREE NEWS reports: In the week ended October 6, equity fund managers raised their net long position in CME S&P 500 futures by 3,101 contracts to 904,356. Speculators increased their net short position in the same contract by 41,003 lots to 396,700. The figures cover positioning as of the week of October 6.

TREE NEWS reports: Natural gas speculators raised their net short position across the four main NYMEX and ICE contracts by 30,679 lots to 111,835 lots in the week to October 6, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission said. The CFTC’s weekly positioning data covers the four major natural gas markets on the two exchanges.

TREE NEWS reports: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission reported that speculative net long positions in COMEX gold fell by 9,599 contracts in the week ended October 6, leaving the total at 114,820 contracts. The weekly positioning data reflects a reduction in bullish bets on the metal.

TREE NEWS reports: CBOT corn futures fell 3.95% to $4.8050 a bushel on Friday, their largest decline since 2023, after the USDA’s monthly stocks report surprised with an upward revision to production. The Bloomberg Grains Subindex dropped 1.88% to 32.4447, while CBOT wheat lost 2.01% to $6.7075 a bushel. CBOT soybeans rose 0.37% to $12.9225 in a V-shaped reversal after the report.

TREE NEWS update: A roadside bomb exploded in Zahedan, in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, on the 9th, killing one police officer and wounding several others. The officer was on duty in the area when the police vehicle he was traveling in was struck. The alleged main planner of the attack was shot dead while attempting to flee, the spokesman said.

TREE NEWS reports: A creditor group holding roughly 37% of Venezuela’s outstanding debt, with a nominal value of at least $22 billion, is expanding and expects to reach 40% within weeks. Members include Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. and T. Rowe Price Group Inc. The bloc’s negotiating position is strengthening as markets grow more optimistic that a long-delayed debt restructuring is now on the agenda in both Washington and Caracas.

TREE NEWS reports: A US spy drone was shot down over Yazd, a city in central Iran. No further details were immediately available on the type of drone, the party that brought it down, the exact time of the incident, or any official confirmation from US or Iranian authorities.

TREE NEWS update: NASA is seeking US industry plans centered on commercial space stations, the agency said. The effort calls on American companies to propose concepts for commercially operated orbital outposts. No contract values, selected companies or timeline were disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: Keith Sonderling was formally sworn in as US Secretary of Labor, the White House announced. The ceremony makes him the head of the department overseeing federal labor and employment policy.

TREE NEWS update: Chile’s Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service tsunami warning unit said on the 9th that an earthquake in Panama that day could trigger a tsunami affecting Chile’s Easter Island. The tsunami is expected to reach Easter Island at 22:41 local time on the 9th, with effects possibly lasting several hours.

TREE NEWS update: Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev said Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have just completed a successful phone call. Dmitriev added that Russian-American cooperation in the diesel and energy sectors would benefit the whole world. He gave no further details on the timing or content of the conversation.

TREE NEWS update: The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a license permitting imports of Russian diesel, with the Trump administration allowing the “Russian diesel operation” to continue until April 2027. In a post on X, the Treasury said it would “immediately issue a temporary general license allowing the supply of Russian diesel to global markets.”

TREE NEWS reports: The onshore yuan closed at 6.6929 per US dollar at 03:00 Beijing time, up 107 pips from Thursday’s night session close. Trading volume for the session totaled $35.567 billion.

TREE NEWS reports: The Hang Seng Index closed its main night session up 0.71% at 24,363 points. The Hang Seng Tech Index also rose in the night session, closing up 0.74% at 4,221 points.