During Wednesday’s European session US equity futures lagged as Treasury yields rose; the 10-year climbed above 5.30% and the 30-year traded near 5.69%. Market participants point to persistent inflation risks, a widening fiscal deficit and a large pickup in AI-linked bond issuance as key factors keeping yields elevated. Escalating Middle East tensions have pushed crude prices higher, adding inflationary pressure and supporting tighter rate expectations, although softer recent US jobs data has re

Retail and leisure demand surged over the National Day holiday in Shenzhen: Futian business district recorded nearly 7.0 mln visits in the first four days and sales above 500 mln yuan. Service, scene-based and cross-border consumption expanded simultaneously; Shenzhen border inspection projects average daily port passenger flows of 970,000 during the holiday. Guangdong province rolled out province-wide consumption campaigns with subsidies exceeding 10 bln yuan. Policy support for big-ticket purchases continued: new-energy vehicle purchase tax halved and car trade-in subsidies remain in place. At the five-day 2026 (18th) Shenzhen International Auto Show, attendance was about 420,000, with 14,759 vehicles booked and booked transaction value near 2.8 bln yuan.

On Oct. 6 local time, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office posted on social media urging Israeli nationals abroad to heighten security awareness ahead of the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 outbreak of renewed Israel-Palestine hostilities. The office said security assessments indicate an elevated risk of plots against Israeli and Jewish targets overseas and warned of potential attacks and demonstrations, noting some armed groups and extremists treat the anniversary as a symbolic moment to act.