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TREE NEWS reports: A total of 135 A-share listed companies completed private placements between January 1 and September 14 this year, up 39.18% from 97 in the same period of 2024. The figures, counted by issuance date, point to a pickup in China’s follow-on equity financing activity.

TREE NEWS reports: Listed Chinese city and rural commercial banks have held their 2026 half-year results briefings in a concentrated wave, with management addressing net interest margins, asset quality, credit extension, capital replenishment and dividend arrangements. The briefings offer a window into the next phase of strategy for smaller banks, which are seeking a balance between growth and stability as the traditional scale-expansion model faces constraints. Some have begun proactively discussing balance-sheet restructuring and differentiated operations.

TREE NEWS update: California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race, ruling out a potential Democratic primary matchup between the two best-known California Democrats. “I don’t know whether she’s going to run, we’ll see,” Newsom said in an interview published in a video on Monday.

TREE NEWS reports: Multiple Chinese banks have rolled out large-denomination certificates of deposit tailored to specific client groups — private banking clients, new customers and payroll-account holders — with rates modestly above standard products, and some have issued region-limited CDs tied to local operations. The shift toward different client segments, different rates and differentiated minimum thresholds marks a departure from the previous uniform pricing model for the deposit market.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s ETF assets have swung sharply this year, with overall industry scale first falling then recovering as capital flows in and out at high frequency amid rapid sector rotation in the A-share market. The pattern has become the norm and poses a new challenge to fund companies’ operational management, the industry players said, calling for a better investor base and technology-enabled精细化 management to fit the new market ecology.

TREE NEWS reports: Ant Fund’s non-money-market fund holdings reached 2.21 trillion yuan, the first time a single fund distributor in China has surpassed the 2 trillion yuan mark. The data, part of the association’s latest top-100 fund distributor rankings, comes as more distributors shift from selling single products toward asset allocation and buy-side advisory services.

TREE NEWS update: China releases August retail sales, industrial output, fixed-asset investment and 70-city home prices, alongside a National Bureau of Statistics briefing. The Eurozone and Germany publish September ZEW sentiment, while ECB board member Escriva discusses the digital euro and Vice President Vujcic and board member Cipollone also speak. US Treasury Secretary Bessent may testify before the House Financial Services Committee, and Anthropic may hold a developer conference.

TREE NEWS update: Aon Plc raised $13.5 billion in an investment-grade bond sale to fund its planned acquisition of USI Insurance Services, one of the largest M&A financing deals of 2026. The insurer sold notes in seven tranches with maturities from three to 30 years as part of financing for the $17 billion all-cash purchase of USI. Investor orders reached $65 billion, with the longest-dated notes drawing the most demand.

TREE NEWS reports: Multiple industry analysts expect the Federal Reserve to begin a preventive rate hike in September, saying near-term market disruption should be limited and the Fed lacks a basis for sustained large increases. With macro pressure settling, A-share market direction is seen shifting to industry-level changes, with AI compute chains and rising resource prices flagged as key opportunities, alongside banks, insurers and oil and gas sectors.

TREE NEWS reports: Citadel Securities said the energy shock and central bank tightening that have driven European bond yields higher may ultimately limit further increases by weakening Europe’s economy. European and UK bonds have been hit hardest in the global selloff after the European Central Bank raised rates last week, citing rising inflation risks. Europe’s reliance on imported energy is leading traders to position for further rate hikes.

TREE NEWS update: China’s State Council Information Office will hold a press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, to present the country’s economic performance for August 2026. Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics, chief economist and director of the department of comprehensive statistics of the national economy, will deliver the briefing and take questions from reporters.

TREE NEWS reports: WTI crude futures opened 0.7% higher in early Asia-Pacific trading on Tuesday. Iran said it has held no talks with the United States, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said an oil tanker struck a mine and exploded as it attempted to cross the strait.

TREE NEWS reports: Macro Risk Advisors LLC said a Federal Reserve rate hike that could begin this week may trigger a correction in the S&P 500 of as much as 10%. Narrowing corporate profit margins would weigh on the earnings outlook, the firm said, as the market positions for a new tightening cycle.

TREE NEWS update: US Senate Republican member Mitch McConnell said a Senate vote will take place today, marking his first since recovering from his recent health setback. The brief announcement gave no further details on the vote’s subject or schedule.

TREE NEWS update: US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on the 14th that the United States already possesses “on-orbit” space control weapons, speaking at the annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland. It marks the first time the US has acknowledged having offensive capabilities in space.

TREE NEWS reports: Morgan Stanley expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in September and December, the bank said in a forecast. The call points to two more hikes this year, a path that would keep US borrowing costs elevated into year-end. The forecast covers the Fed’s September and December policy meetings.

TREE NEWS reports: Guyana’s government now expects $6.5 billion in oil sales and royalty revenue in 2026, more than double its previous estimate of $2.7 billion. The revised forecast reflects a sharply higher outlook for the country’s petroleum proceeds for the year.

TREE NEWS update: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei said no negotiations with the United States will take place until Iran’s conditions are met, warning against being misled by contradictory signals from the US president that shifted from “no talks” to “we are ready for dialogue.” Rezaei said the stakes around oil and the strait have changed and that crisis management cannot prevent what is coming.

TREE NEWS reports: The US rate-cut winners index rose 0.61% on Monday to close at 91.47 points. The move came as markets tracked stocks positioned to benefit from Federal Reserve interest-rate reductions.

TREE NEWS reports: FTSE China A50 index futures closed the continuous overnight session up 0.01% at 14,451 points. The move extends the contract’s overnight trading range, which tracks the performance of the 50 largest A-share companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges.