Saudi civil defense lifts danger alerts for Taif and Khamis Mushait.

At the bank's Q3 2026 results briefing on Nov. 2, Li Li, head of asset-liability management at China Merchants Bank, said a single-quarter stabilization in net interest margin (NIM) is a positive signal but not proof of full stabilization and that the subsequent path remains uncertain. She expects the overall NIM decline to be smaller than in the same periods of prior years. On the liability side the bank will push deposit growth while consolidating its low-cost funding advantage; on the asset side it will pursue market and industry-transition opportunities to increase loans in both volume and quality, aiming to keep NIM relatively stable and preserve its lead over peers.

Macquarie FX and rates strategist Thierry Wizman says traders should prepare for a round of rate hikes in December. He assigns a subjective ~80% probability to a BOJ hike, ~66% to an ECB move and ~50% to a Fed hike, warning French instability could complicate ECB action as the bank may need to ensure France can continue to access capital markets. Wizman adds AI-driven capital spending should sustain growth into Q4, with Japan poised to see stronger gains as capex materializes.