Iranian officials are pessimistic about reaching an agreement with the United States before the U.S. midterm elections.

Fed's Barkin said artificial intelligence cannot be considered completely immune to interest-rate pressure.

Following similar moves by cross‑border brokers such as Futu and Tiger Brokers, some China-funded Hong Kong brokers are clearing mainland client flows. To comply with regulatory requirements, Guotai Junan International on Sept. 26 implemented partial service restrictions for existing mainland investor accounts: when an account is accessed from a mainland China IP it cannot receive deposits or place buy orders and can only withdraw funds and sell; when logged in from an overseas IP deposit, withdrawal and trading functions remain unaffected. Clients who obtain and register overseas identification will be treated as overseas holders and exempt from the restriction.