ECB policymaker Pereira said the rise in yields is more related to fiscal issues.

On Oct. 15 at the 2026 World Energy Storage Congress, CATL chairman Zeng Yuqun said energy storage has shifted from a support facility for renewables to an indispensable new type of power-system infrastructure. He flagged expanding wind and solar capacity and related generation stability challenges, accelerating electrification of industry and transport, and rapid growth in compute and AI/data-center demand as raising grid reliability and flexibility requirements. "This means the storage industry cannot focus only on improving device specs; it must build system-level capabilities and long-term reliability," Zeng said.

波羅的海乾散貨運價指數下跌4.78%，報2667點。