1. Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh: Will not predict future interest rate decisions, did not disclose whether there will be another rate hike in October. 2. Federal Reserve Chairman Hamak: Worsening inflation expectations may force the Fed to take mo

2026-10-16

1. Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh: Will not predict future interest rate decisions, did not disclose whether there will be another rate hike in October. 2. Federal Reserve Chairman Hamak: Worsening inflation expectations may force the Fed to take more forceful action. 3. Bank deposit rates generally rose in September, with the 5-year rate seeing the largest increase. 4. The Ministry of Finance will issue RMB 15.5 billion in government bonds in Hong Kong in October. 5. People's Bank of China Chairman Pan Gongsheng: Promote RMB bonds to become a widely recognized and used qualified collateral globally. 6. RMB 3 trillion in "national long-term funds" have been allocated, concluding the issuance of ultra-long-term special treasury bonds for this year. 7. Three departments: Fully leverage the driving role of central budget investment, ultra-long-term special treasury bonds, and local government special bonds, focusing on supporting the renovation and equipment upgrades of inclusive and supportive elderly care institutions. 8. Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Starting November 2nd, will accept Chinese government bonds as collateral for derivative settlement. 9. Guangzhou Yuexiu Group issued its eighth tranche of green medium-term notes, amounting to RMB 50,000 with an interest rate of 1.74%. 10. French Finance Minister: Bond market turmoil forces parties to accept fiscal consolidation; optimistic about the passage of the 2027 budget. 11. IMF warns Latin American fiscal consolidation has stalled: public debt continues to rise, and economic growth prospects have been downgraded.