At the morning close, China’s most-active futures contracts were mixed. Lithium carbonate fell more than 4%; Shanghai silver and platinum dropped over 3%; Europe-route container freight, polysilicon and palladium slid over 2%; coking coal and live hogs eased about 1%. On the upside, SC crude rose over 4%; fuel oil and synthetic rubber gained more than 3%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and 20# rubber climbed nearly 3%; LPG, bottle-grade PET chips and PTA advanced over 2%.

據日媒報道，本田汽車計劃將下一代混合動力車型的大規模量產時間提前數月，目標是在2027年2月左右開始在北美生產混合動力版CR-V運動型多用途車（SUV）。這家日本汽車製造商此前曾在3月宣佈取消北美市場的三款車型，其中包括兩款原定於2026年推出的旗艦電動車型。這一決定導致本田直到2027年春季之前都沒有新的車型計劃推出。隨着豐田汽車以及韓國現代汽車等競爭對手紛紛加大在北美混合動力領域的投資，本田希望通過提前推出自家的混合動力車型，縮短這一產品空檔期，並避免客戶轉向競爭對手。

The OECD said the Bank of England can hold its policy rate at 3.75% until late 2027 and cut 25bp in Q3 next year, arguing policy is already sufficiently tight to restrain inflation. It warned the energy crisis is adding to global price pressures. The view contrasts with forecasts for the Fed, ECB and Bank of Japan to tighten further in coming months. BoE Governor BAILEY this month warned households and firms that policy may have to tighten and projected inflation above 4% next year. Markets currently price four 25bp BoE hikes by end of next year. OECD chief economist Scarpetta said the UK’s starting point differs from other countries, noting the key rate is high enough to curb inflation and that UK inflation has run below OECD forecasts this year.