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TREE NEWS reports: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Chair Breman said estimates of the neutral interest rate span a wide range and uncertainty around it is ever-present. He added that officials did not discuss what level of the official cash rate would be restrictive. The remarks were made in comments reported on the neutral rate outlook.

TREE NEWS reports: The MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate early-session midpoint stood at 101,150 yuan per tonne, up 750 yuan per tonne from the previous day’s 16:30 price. The move reflects the latest intraday adjustment in the lithium price benchmark tracked by the market.

TREE NEWS update: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Chair Breman said the central bank has discussed the risk of a correction in artificial intelligence-related market assets. The remark, made without further detail, places the RBNZ among central banks flagging potential volatility tied to AI-driven valuations. No specific measures or timeline were disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: Dutch authorities reported on the 27th that bird flu outbreaks at two farms have led to the culling of more than 45,000 poultry, the first outbreaks in the Netherlands since July. The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality said it is closely monitoring the situation, including expert risk assessments, and may reinstate confinement measures if necessary.

TREE NEWS reports: As of Oct. 27, 2026, 35 Chinese private fund managers had purchased a combined 18.59 billion yuan ($2.6 billion) of their own products since the start of the year. The figure reflects self-purchases by private securities fund managers over the period.

TREE NEWS update: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Chair Breman said he agrees on the need to tighten policy, but that the decision depends on how the economy develops. The committee discussed the New Zealand dollar’s depreciation, noting that a sustained decline could worsen imported inflation.

TREE NEWS reports: The ChiNext Index rose more than 2% on the session, while the Shanghai Composite gained 0.69% and the Shenzhen Component added 1.34%. Semiconductor chips, computing hardware, gaming and consumer electronics led the advance, with more than 4,000 stocks across the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing exchanges closing higher.

TREE NEWS reports: The Philippine stock index fell 1% during intraday trading. No further details on the move were immediately available. The decline marks a single-session drop for the benchmark gauge.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s treasury futures opened mixed on the most recent trading session, with the 30-year main contract unchanged from the previous close. The 10-year main contract rose 0.02% and the 5-year main contract also gained 0.02%, while the 2-year main contract was flat, down 0.00%. The moves reflect a quiet open in the bond futures market.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s A-share indices opened higher on Tuesday, with the ChiNext Index rising 1.77% to 2,593.15 and the STAR 50 up 2.21% to 1,279.90. The Shanghai Composite opened at 3,676.92, up 0.78%, while the Shenzhen Component gained 1.01% to 11,359.08. The CSI 300 rose 0.87% to 4,084.62, and the CSI 500 and CSI 1000 each added 0.94%.

TREE NEWS update: China’s central bank injected a net 151 billion yuan ($21 billion) into the banking system on Thursday through open market operations. The People’s Bank of China conducted 151 billion yuan of seven-day reverse repos at a 1.40% rate, unchanged from the previous operation, alongside 1 trillion yuan of overnight reverse repos, while 1 trillion yuan of reverse repos matured.

TREE NEWS reports: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opened 0.19% higher at 23,083.99 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 0.78%. Lenovo Group gained 5%, and chip and AI-related names advanced, with Tianshu Zhixin, MINIMAX and Zhipu up more than 3%, and Hua Hong Semiconductor and SMIC up over 2%.

TREE NEWS reports: The People’s Bank of China set the yuan’s daily midpoint at 6.7165 per dollar on the latest fixing, 6 pips stronger than the previous day’s 6.7171. The previous official close stood at 6.6680, and the prior overnight session ended at 6.6670.

TREE NEWS update: New Zealand’s two-year government bond yield fell 12 basis points intraday after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand unexpectedly left its official cash rate unchanged. The yield move reflects markets repricing the near-term policy path following the central bank’s decision to hold.

TREE NEWS update: Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Jones said there is no negative equity problem visible in the housing market. The remark addresses concerns about household balance sheets as property prices and interest rates draw scrutiny. Jones did not elaborate on the figures behind the assessment.

TREE NEWS reports: The New Zealand dollar fell nearly 2% against the Australian dollar, marking its largest single-day decline since 2017. The move reflects a sharp intraday divergence between the two antipodean currencies. No further drivers or levels were disclosed in the material.

TREE NEWS update: Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Hauser said he does not expect Australia to enter a recession. The remark is a direct assessment of the country’s economic outlook from a senior central bank official. No further details or figures were provided in the statement.

TREE NEWS reports: The United States has asked several Gulf Arab states to prepare for a possible short, intense military operation against Iran after the US midterm elections, people familiar with the matter said. The request was conveyed to the Gulf governments as contingency planning; no further details on timing or targets were disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock said the central bank does not target the exchange rate in any way, reaffirming the RBA’s policy framework. The remark addresses how the central bank treats the Australian dollar, which it allows to float freely rather than managing toward a specific level. No further details on policy or timing were provided.

TREE NEWS update: New Zealand Reserve Bank meeting minutes show four members voted to hold the official cash rate, while three voted for a hike. The committee said further increases may be needed depending on the economic outlook, warning that high fuel prices and a weaker exchange rate risk larger second-round inflation effects and that inflation could become entrenched before traditional expectations indicators respond.