ECB Governing Council member SIMKUS said keeping rates unchanged does not signal that future hikes are off the table.

中國央行：今日開展150億元7天逆回購操作，投標量150億元，中標量150億元，操作利率爲1.40%。同時，開展了10000億元隔夜逆回購操作。

At midday close, China’s main futures contracts were mixed. Apple led gains, up over 6%; eggs and asphalt rose more than 3%; ethylene glycol (EG) nearly 3% higher. Synthetic rubber, caustic soda and plastics advanced over 2%; urea was up nearly 2%. On the downside, Shanghai silver fell over 6%; Shanghai tin and platinum were down about 6%. Polysilicon and palladium dropped more than 3%; lithium carbonate slipped nearly 3%; coking coal and coke fell about 2%.