China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology sought public comment on seven industry standards to be submitted for approval, including General Service Requirements for Digital Content Management in the Metaverse.

CITIC Securities says that with macro uncertainty concentrated in 2027 from geopolitical and liquidity risks, investors should focus on high‑certainty fundamental trades. Priority themes: oil and gold — oil is expected to be skewed to the upside amid low inventories and elevated disruption risk, while gold is underpinned by core safe‑haven buying but likely needs a stagflation shock to trigger a sustained rebound; supply‑constrained commodities including copper, rubber, MDI and fluorochemicals; demand‑driven winners such as coal chemicals, viscose filament/short‑staple fibre and strategic metals; and price‑resilient, strong‑valuation dividend sectors including coal and electrolytic aluminium.

Japan finance minister Katayama said authorities are prepared to take measures if the foreign-exchange market shows disorderly or excessively speculative moves, and will act under existing Japan–US agreements, with frequent coordination and consultations with US counterparts. The US holds midterm elections on Tuesday; polls and prediction markets show Democrats may retake the House while Senate control is uncertain. If Democrats win full congressional control, they could constrain President Trump’s fiscal agenda, which could put downward pressure on US Treasury yields and the dollar and support the yen.