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TREE NEWS reports: South Korea’s KOSPI index fell 1% during intraday trading. The benchmark index for the Seoul stock market declined on the day, reflecting a broad market move in South Korean equities.

TREE NEWS update: Israel’s military said on the 27th it carried out an airstrike in the Gaza Strip targeting a militant operative. The strike hit a car in Gaza City, killing one person and injuring several others. The IDF statement said the target was a military operative.

TREE NEWS reports: The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) said its RMB exchange rate index rose 0.39 to 102.93 on Sept 24. The index tracks the yuan against a basket of currencies. No further breakdown was given.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s central bank will see 703.3 billion yuan of reverse repurchase agreements mature during the Sept 28-30 period, with 660.3 billion yuan due Monday, 35 billion yuan Tuesday and 8 billion yuan Wednesday. The maturities represent liquidity draining from the banking system unless the PBOC rolls the operations over.

TREE NEWS reports: Nidec shares tumbled 17% after reports said the company may book an asset impairment of about ¥1 trillion. The sharp drop followed the reported write-down plan at the Japanese motor maker.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index widened its advance to 1% on the session. The benchmark’s move extended an earlier rise as the gain reached the 1% mark, with no further details disclosed in the material.

TREE NEWS reports: US Treasury yields moved higher, with the 5-year note climbing 5 basis points. The move higher in yields came as the broader Treasury market sold off.

TREE NEWS reports: European stock index futures opened slightly higher, with Euro Stoxx 50 futures up 0.4%, Germany’s DAX futures up 0.3% and UK FTSE futures up 0.2%. The modest gains across the region’s main contracts set a mildly positive tone for European equities at the open.

TREE NEWS update: The Bank of Korea held a market assessment meeting on Monday, chaired by Senior Deputy Governor Kwon Min-soo, to review global financial markets over the Sept. 24-27 holiday period. In a statement, the central bank said government bond yields in major economies rose sharply during the Chuseok holiday as market expectations for monetary policy shifted, intensifying uncertainty in global financial markets. The BOK said it will closely monitor market developments.

TREE NEWS update: The Export-Import Bank of China issued a 10 billion yuan one-month bond at an issuance rate of 0.0000%, with the expected rate also at 0.0000%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 1.00 times and the marginal ratio was 1.00 times.

TREE NEWS update: The Chinese Academy of Sciences released its 15th Five-Year Development Plan, setting out goals, tasks and major measures for the next five years. The plan targets seizing technological high ground, with systematic research priorities across basic research, strategic high technology and sustainable development, and calls for strengthening AI-empowered scientific research, science infrastructure, regional research layouts, talent development, technology transfer and international cooperation.

TREE NEWS update: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Lebanon’s prime minister at 10:00 a.m. ET on Monday, followed by a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister at 11:15 a.m. ET the same day. No further details on the agendas were provided.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s Nikkei 225 opened 0.2% higher, while South Korea’s Kospi Composite opened 0.3% lower. The two benchmarks started the session in opposite directions, with the Nikkei edging up and the Kospi slipping.

TREE NEWS update: China is set to issue or is currently issuing government bonds and policy financial bonds. The offering covers both sovereign debt and debt issued by the country’s policy banks. No further details on size, pricing or timing were provided.

TREE NEWS update: The Bank of Korea said the country’s economic fundamentals remain solid. The central bank’s assessment points to underlying stability in South Korea’s economy despite external uncertainties. No further details or figures were provided in the statement.

TREE NEWS reports: Bank of Japan July meeting minutes show members agreed financial conditions remain accommodative. Some members said consumer prices are showing signs of rising, reflecting higher import costs, while several said firms are steadily passing on rising raw material costs, keeping wholesale inflation elevated. Several members said medium- to long-term inflation expectations have risen among both households and firms, and one member said the pace of rate hikes could be faster than markets expect.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s corporate services price index rose 3.7% year-on-year in August, accelerating from a 3.6% gain in the prior month. The reading points to continued upward pressure on service-sector prices in the world’s fourth-largest economy.

TREE NEWS reports: Huatai Securities’ A-share strategy note says A-shares may be in a phase of range-bound recovery, with odds of a post-holiday rebound improved after pre-holiday pullbacks released valuation and trading risk. The brokerage advises focusing on optical communications, PCB makers and selected domestic compute leaders with clearer earnings visibility, while adding chemicals and paper on improving spreads and using dividend assets as portfolio stabilizers.

TREE NEWS reports: CICC said in a research note that China’s intermediate goods exports kept accelerating from January to August 2026, with upstream intermediate goods exports rebounding as a new growth driver beyond AI. The rise is linked to higher energy prices: chemical and plastics/rubber intermediate exports benefited from higher crude oil prices, while for base metals, higher oil prices widened China’s domestic price advantage and, since the sector relies more on electricity and China’s energy mix depends less on crude, energy costs were less affected, giving base metal intermediate exports a competitive edge.

TREE NEWS reports: At least eight large foreign banks have expressed interest in merging or consolidating with UBS Group, Swiss newspaper Blick reported Sunday. The interest follows the Swiss Council of States’ Wednesday vote to approve stricter capital rules, a blow to UBS, which estimates the new requirements could force it to hold roughly $18 billion in additional capital.