FTSE China A50 index futures rose over 1%.

October is seasonally weak for lending; markets expect new RMB loans to show a smaller YoY increase. Social financing may post a YoY increase supported by government bond issuance, with MoM social financing growth potentially rebounding. China International Capital Co expects RMB loans to fall by about 100 billion yuan in October. Major state banks’ 3-month rediscount rate hovered near 0.5% all month and did not spike at month-end; 3-month interbank NCD issuance rates also eased, which may reflect persistently weak credit supply. Experience from last October’s policy-bank tool injections suggests policy bank instruments’ lift to corporate lending can be delayed.

伊朗外交部发言人表示，对伊朗而言，美国权力结构内的不同党派与集团没有区别。美方官员须明白，遵从针对伊朗的种族灭绝政策及军事侵略行径，不仅破坏地区安全、全球经济与国际规范，更将给美国社会及执政当局带来沉重且不可挽回的代价。