Asian equities were lower as investors recalibrated the potential for no December US Fed cut as the US dollar strengthened overnight.

Major indexes all closed at all-time highs, with the S&P 500 ending above 6,800 for the first time ever.

The rule covers investment products like high-purity gold bars and ingots, as well as coins approved by the People's Bank of China, and non-investment uses such as jewellery and industrial materials

The concept is simple: the Chinese government would like the market to rise but prefers an orderly ascent rather than the wild ride which has often characterized its market behavior.

China's Quest to Engineer the Future," said intense competition has helped drive China's success in solar and EVs.

The People’s Bank of China reported its 11th consecutive monthly gold purchase, adding 1.2t in September and pushing the Q3 total to 5t. Read more here.

Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors says with China potentially buying 441 million bushels of U.S. soybeans in the next two months prices need to move a lot higher.

Markets took a late-day gut punch on Oct. 14 after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social and threatened to terminate business with China “having to do with cooking oil” among other “elements of trade” in response to China slashing imports of U.S. soybeans in recent months. (1)

We’re just chugging through it,” Grand Forks-area farmer Greg Amundson said. “It kind of is what it is; you’ve just got to keep moving.”

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese carmaker Li Auto will recall 11,411 of its MEGA 2024 multi-purpose electric vehicles, a Chinese regulator said in a product recall notice on Friday. MEGA EVs made between February 18 and December 17,

After Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping met face-to-face in South Korea, China’s ambassador to Canada is suggesting the two countries 'triple' trade with one another if the market allows.