US MBA Mortgage Purchase Index for the week to Sept. 25 was 148.2, down from 154.9 the prior week.

克里姆林宫：俄罗斯总统普京将于周三晚些时候在新当选的议会发表讲话。

China implemented 41,400 water projects and completed 795 bln yuan of water infrastructure construction investment in January–September, the Ministry of Water Resources said at a State Council briefing. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period the government will accelerate basin flood-control and disaster-mitigation systems, aiming to add 15 bln cubic meters of reservoir capacity and lift key dike compliance to 91% by the end of the plan.