Markets have further increased bets on Fed tightening and now fully price a 25bp Federal Reserve rate hike in December.

European Commission President von der Leyen said the EU must push its Black Sea maritime security center into operation; Romania and Bulgaria are advancing the project and the EU has agreed with Bulgaria to speed construction, set a clear timetable and provide €50m in funding.

Li Qiusuo, chief domestic strategist at China International Capital Co, said external disturbances have shown signs of abating and corporate earnings remain resilient; if external shocks marginally ease, the market could see early valuation repair. Through Q3, A-share revenue and earnings growth outpaced nominal GDP and non-financial corporate profits remain stable, with AI and energy sectors providing meaningful support. Broad-index valuations have fallen materially: the CSI300 forward P/E is near its 10-year average while the ChiNext forward P/E sits at historical extremes, leaving overall market valuation attractive and vulnerable to recovery if risks subside. He recommends a tech-plus-dividend barbell allocation, expects the next phase to be structurally driven, and flags sustained AI momentum and higher conviction in tech hardware (optical communications, semiconductor equipment, and sectors tied to upstream power bottlenecks); among cyclicals he highlights chemicals, petrochemicals and construction machinery as showing improving supply-demand and potential earnings-recovery upside.