US Treasury Secretary Bessent said the bond-energy correlation is unusually strong and that rates should decline once the Iran conflict ends. He said markets are experiencing a liquidity shortage, prompting larger repo operations, and that yields are deviating from equilibrium; since repo expansion the 30-year Treasury yield has not risen materially.

Sept 21 — At a regular briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun, responding to a question citing a US official’s claim that China has not fully resumed rare-earths supply despite prior summit pledges, deferred to the relevant Chinese agencies. He reiterated that China is committed to maintaining the stability and security of global production and supply chains for critical minerals and said both sides should jointly implement leaders’ consensus to preserve stable US‑China economic and trade relations.

Houthi forces said Saudi air force deployed F-15s and Typhoons from Khamis Mushait and Taif bases and carried out 28 airstrikes in the past 24 hours, striking Taiz, Al Jawf and Marib provinces. They said total airstrikes have reached 760 since Saudi escalation against the group and its people.