The Federal Reserve has taken enforcement action against American Express (AXP.N) over anti-money-laundering deficiencies.

1. **Institutional Report:** New home subscriptions in 50 key cities nationwide increased by over 15% year-on-year during the National Day holiday. 2. **China Index Academy:** The average sales price of new residential properties in 100 cities rose by 2.12% year-on-year in September. 3. **Shenzhen Beike Research Institute:** The average daily transaction volume of second-hand homes in Shenzhen increased by 45% year-on-year during the National Day holiday. 4. **5,300 new homes entered the market; online contract signings exceeded 80% within 11 days; Beijing developers are adopting a "sales launch immediately upon obtaining permits" approach. 5. **Further incentives for interest subsidies, existing homes, and housing provident funds boosted real estate market activity in many cities during the National Day holiday. 6. **Shenzhen releases its pre-sale plan for commercial housing in the fourth quarter of 2026:** 27 projects with 6,251 units entering the market. 7. **Hongyang Real Estate:** Contract sales amounted to RMB 126 million in September 2026. 8. **Hong Kong:** 3,810 second-hand residential property transactions were registered in Hong Kong in September, involving approximately HKD 28.07 billion. 9. Midland Realty: 3,778 new applications for private residential pre-sale units in Hong Kong were submitted in September, an increase of approximately 235.8% month-on-month. 10. The Yantai Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning in Shandong Province listed two plots of land for sale, with a total starting price of 283 million yuan. 11. New regulations for residential land auctions in Beijing have been implemented, with the first plot having a starting price of 2.936 billion yuan. 12. The Trump administration is investigating Wells Fargo's housing program to review whether it discriminated against African American homebuyers. 13. Downward pressure on UK house prices intensified for the first time in four months in September.

ANTHROPIC said it is launching the Anthropic Cyber Mission, an initiative to secure critical infrastructure and open-source software.