At a UN Security Council session on the 12th, Chinese Deputy Permanent Representative Sun Lei said China expects the Syrian transition government to take more practical measures to address international concerns and act in the interests of the Syrian people. Sun identified four priorities: political transition, terrorist threats, economic and livelihood issues, and sovereignty/security. China urged the transition authorities to maintain a firm anti‑terror stance and convert political commitments

A senior IMF official said rising government bond yields have become the biggest emerging risk to global financial stability. Asanastios Vamvakidis, deputy director of the IMF’s capital markets division, said yield increases since the IMF’s April assessment are the clearest change in the risk outlook. He flagged other growing vulnerabilities, including the risk of an AI-driven market pullback, but called the sharp rise in sovereign yields a more direct and urgent threat. With the US‑Iran conflict pushing up inflation and central banks responding with rate hikes, borrowing costs in the US, Europe and Japan have risen to multi-decade highs, raising investor concern that high debt levels combined with rising refinancing costs will intensify fiscal pressure on governments.

China Securities Index Co. will launch the CSI All‑Bond Segmented‑Maturity Index series on Oct. 14, 2026, providing diversified fixed‑income performance benchmarks and investable products for the bond market.