U.S. 8-week Treasury auction to Oct. 29: stop-out yield 4.02%, previous 4.015%.

Macau said inbound arrivals in the first three quarters rose 8.5% YoY to over 32.0 million. The director of the Macau Government Tourism Office said arrivals have remained steady since the mainland National Day holiday and voiced confidence full-year arrivals can surpass the 41.0 million target.

China's next domestic refined-fuel price window opens at 24:00 on Oct 29; the pricing cycle runs from 24:00 on Oct 15 to 24:00 on Oct 29. Several market analysts expect an upward adjustment, citing sustained Middle East tensions — US‑Iran standoff and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia — that bolster crude risk premia. Brent has remained above $100/bbl, keeping international crude high; the domestic crude-change rate for this cycle is increasingly positive, implying a higher probability and larger magnitude of a fuel-price increase. Year-to-date China has had 20 adjustments (13 up, 5 down, 2 neutral); a rise in this round would make 2026’s tally 14 up, 5 down, 2 neutral.