歐洲理事會主席科斯塔：我們對烏克蘭總統澤連斯基的訊息非常簡單，歐盟對烏克蘭的支持依然強勁。

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs monitoring: as of 14:00 on Oct 16 the Agricultural Wholesale Price 200 Index was 112.88, down 0.44 points day-on-day; the "vegetable basket" wholesale index was 112.75, down 0.44 points. National wholesale prices at 14:00 — pork 15.70 yuan/kg (-0.6% d/d); beef 73.61 yuan/kg (+0.7%); mutton 67.82 yuan/kg (+0.2%); eggs 9.61 yuan/kg (-0.9%); dressed chicken 17.26 yuan/kg (+0.9%).

Bond traders are watching next week’s Q3 CPI print for guidance on the RBNZ’s next move. Markets expect annual inflation close to but slightly below 4% YoY, a level that keeps policymakers cautious given other signs of economic resilience. RBNZ meets on Oct. 28. ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner says NZD weakness since September and rising international oil prices leave an October rate increase a still-viable option.