A CDC official said CDC models show that, without strong public-health interventions, an Ebola outbreak on the scale of 2014-2016 remains possible. The official said urgent permission to enter is needed to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and prevent it reaching or exceeding the scale of the 2014 West Africa epidemic.

ChinaBond Valuation Center said the floating‑rate bond market has expanded and market demand for reference precision has risen. It proposes two new valuation metrics for floating‑rate bonds: valuation PV01 (rate‑basis‑point value) and valuation spread PV01 (spread‑basis‑point value). The existing PV01 metric would be limited to zero‑coupon, discount, interest‑at‑maturity (bullet) and coupon‑bearing fixed‑rate bonds. The proposal is open for public consultation under the ChinaBond yield curve and valuation principles.

South Korea current account balance, not seasonally adjusted (NSA), April: $28.29 bln; March: $37.33 bln.