Hungary to expel 10 Russian diplomats, foreign minister says.

CITIC Securities reports Senate races remain tight while House contests are leaning more against Republicans, where a small number of seat flips could change control. A mid‑June ceasefire and falling oil briefly eased public pressure, but a late‑June breakdown of a U.S.‑Iran preliminary agreement coincided with Trump hitting a historic low in August. If Republicans lose the midterms, CITIC says Washington political stalemate would likely deepen, raising resistance to the Trump administration’s policy agenda and increasing the risk of a government shutdown and a debt‑ceiling confrontation.

日本30年期國債收益率日內跌6個基點，至3.960%。