IEA member countries still hold about 1.1 billion barrels of reserves, including more than 200 million barrels of diesel.

New York Fed: Households were more pessimistic in September about both current and future financial situations.

China's foreign exchange reserves were $3.4003 trillion at end-September 2026, down $38.1 billion (1.11%) from end‑August, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said. SAFE cited a stronger dollar and broad declines in global asset prices in September, with exchange‑rate translation and valuation effects driving the monthly drop. SAFE added that China's economy remains broadly stable with improving drivers and structure, supporting basic stability in the reserves.