Lithuanian prime minister said on Tuesday the country would be willing to cover construction costs for a permanent US military base if Washington agrees. Trump said on Monday he would consider Lithuania’s request. Lithuania, an EU and NATO member, borders Russia and Belarus. Since 2019 the US has deployed an armoured battalion of nearly 1,000 troops to Lithuania on a rotational basis.

Twenty funds will open subscriptions on Oct. 8, the first trading day after the holiday, producing a small issuance peak at the start of October. The lineup comprises seven passive index funds, five equity-biased hybrid funds, three bond funds, three enhanced-index funds, one FOF and one REIT. Offerings are concentrated in tech-growth themes—STAR Market chip design, AI/startup innovation, software development and robotics—while dividend/value index strategies are being expanded with new ETFs from Yinhua, GF and Agricultural Bank asset managers (including CSI dividend and value-100 linked products). Q3 showed a structural pattern of more fund launches but smaller average/new-issue size (quantity up, size down).

Trump on Monday in Grand Island, Nebraska signed an executive order easing limits on tax-exempt red‑dyed diesel, saying it will "formally remove the off‑highway requirement, allowing anyone for any reason to purchase tax‑exempt red diesel."