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TREE NEWS reports: Shanshui Technology hit its daily limit for a third straight session on Sept 30, while Yabang shares locked a second consecutive limit-up, as China’s dye sector rallied on the peak-season textile stocking wave. H-acid, a key reactive-dye intermediate, has doubled in price this year, with leading producer Yadong Longxing quoting 200,000 yuan per ton versus 150,000 yuan on Sept 1. Listed dye makers said the run-up is driven mainly by raw material costs rather than downstream demand.

TREE NEWS update: French President Emmanuel Macron said the UK would be “welcomed back” if it wanted to rejoin the European Union. The remark, reported on the question of Britain rejoining the bloc, sets out the French position on a possible UK return. No timeline or formal procedure was attached to the statement.

TREE NEWS reports: Brent crude oil broke above $98 a barrel, rising 2.0% intraday to trade at $98.13 a barrel. The move marks a fresh push higher for the global benchmark, which has climbed steadily through the session.

TREE NEWS reports: US core PCE inflation for August came in below expectations on both a monthly and annual basis, sending Treasury futures maturing in 10 years or less to intraday highs. Short-dated contracts led gains, pushing the 5s30s spread to its widest level of the session, beyond Tuesday’s high, with the 2s10s spread also touching an intraday peak. In short-end swaps, the implied probability of a Fed hike at the October meeting fell to about 9 basis points from 12 basis points at Tuesday’s close.

TREE NEWS reports: US equity futures moved higher following the release of US economic data, with Nasdaq futures up 0.48%, S&P 500 futures up 0.50% and Dow futures up 0.49% intraday. Spot gold rose 0.62% to $4,207.75 an ounce, while the 2-year Treasury yield extended its decline, falling 4.57 basis points to 4.843%.

TREE NEWS reports: US retail inventories rose 0.3% month-over-month in August, in line with the 0.3% consensus estimate, after a 0.7% gain in July. The reading covers the value of inventories held by US retailers and feeds into broader GDP and demand tracking.

TREE NEWS reports: US PCE inflation rose 3.4% year over year in August, coming in below the 3.7% expected and easing from the prior 3.7% reading. The softer-than-expected print marks a slowdown in the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.

TREE NEWS reports: The final reading of the US second-quarter GDP price index came in at 6.1% annualized quarter-over-quarter, below the 6.4% consensus estimate and down from the 6.4% preliminary print. The revision marks a slower pace of price growth in the quarter than initially reported.

TREE NEWS reports: US second-quarter personal consumption expenditures rose at an annualized 3.8% quarter over quarter on a final reading, above the 3.4% expected and the 3.4% preliminary estimate. The upward revision shows consumer spending growth was stronger in the quarter than first reported.

TREE NEWS reports: US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) rose 0.9% month-on-month in August, matching the 0.9% forecast and up from a 0.2% prior reading. The figure marks a sharp acceleration in consumer spending growth from the previous month.

TREE NEWS reports: The US goods trade deficit widened to $132.6 billion in August, exceeding expectations of $115 billion and up from a revised $118.8 billion in July. The larger-than-expected shortfall marks a further deterioration in the US trade balance.

TREE NEWS reports: US wholesale inventories rose 0.7% month over month in the preliminary August reading, above the 0.5% consensus estimate and following a 1.3% gain in the prior month. The figure covers wholesale stockpiles and is a preliminary estimate subject to revision.

TREE NEWS reports: India’s monsoon season ended with rainfall 12.6% below the long-term average, the lowest since 2015. The below-normal rains close out the four-month June-to-September season, a key input for the country’s agricultural output and rural demand.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s typical developers recorded 184.39 billion yuan in monthly sales equity for September 2026, up 15.7% from the previous month. Cumulative sales equity for January-September reached 1.61003 trillion yuan, down 11.4% year on year, narrowing the decline by 0.6 percentage points from the prior month.

TREE NEWS update: The US final reading for second-quarter GDP, along with August personal income and personal consumption expenditures (PCE), is scheduled for release at 20:30 Beijing time. The PCE report includes the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge. Markets will watch the data for signals on the interest-rate path.

TREE NEWS reports: US private-sector employment rose more than expected in September, pushing Treasury yields modestly higher. The stronger-than-forecast payrolls reading suggests the labor market remains resilient, tempering expectations for near-term rate cuts.

TREE NEWS update: The US September ADP private-sector employment report, known as the “little nonfarm payrolls,” is scheduled for release at 20:15 Beijing time. The figure is a leading indicator watched ahead of the official monthly jobs data. No forecast or prior reading was provided in the schedule notice.

TREE NEWS reports: The Baltic Dry Index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell 2.05% to 3,113 points. The decline marks a pullback in the benchmark gauge of global bulk shipping costs.

TREE NEWS reports: Germany’s harmonized consumer price index rose 0.6% month-on-month in September, preliminary data showed, topping the 0.5% consensus estimate and accelerating from a 0.2% gain in August. The reading marks a sharp pickup in German inflation on the EU-harmonized measure.

TREE NEWS update: China’s National Press and Publication Administration approved 206 domestic and 3 imported online games in its September 2026 batch of publishing licenses. miHoYo’s new title “Source Origin Knot” (源初之结) is on the list; the Unreal Engine 5 fantasy realistic multiplayer action game was first shown at Gamescom in August 2026.