2-year (TS) main contract flat; 5-year (TF) main contract flat; 10-year (T) main contract down 0.01%; 30-year (TL) main contract down 0.22%.

19 Oct — Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee met Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Zou Jiayi at Government House as the AIIB delegation attends the 2026 APEC finance ministers meeting. The Hong Kong government said it welcomes AIIB use of Hong Kong’s mature bond market to issue bonds and channel international capital into quality green projects to support carbon neutrality and the green transition. It also said it fully supports preparatory work for an AIIB office in Hong Kong.

Qatar’s deputy prime minister and minister of state for defence affairs warned at a Doha global security forum that the economic knock-on from Gulf energy supply disruptions “has not yet reached its peak,” and cautioned of further spillovers “in the coming days and months.” He flagged risks to east‑west global supply chains, potential spillover effects on Gulf investments in Europe and the US, and possible impacts on Gulf countries’ fiscal assistance to other states.