Summary of important news in the European and American markets on October 15 Domestic news: 1. The State Information Office will hold a press conference on October 17 on the situation relating to promoting the steady and healthy development of the real estate market. The heads of five departments, including the Ministry of Housing and Construction, the Ministry of Finance, and the central bank, will attend. 2. The General Administration of Financial Supervision and the National Development and Reform Commission held a meeting to deploy local governments to establish a working mechanism to support financing coordination for small and micro enterprises. 3. Three departments including the Ministry of Finance: From December 1, the pilot water fee tax reform project will be fully implemented, and all water tax revenue will go to the local authorities. 4. The Shenzhen Stock Exchange strengthens programmatic trading supervision, and brokerage firms must complete new account reports by Friday. 5. Ministry of Commerce: Continued anti-dumping duties on imports of hydroiodic acid originating in the United States and Japan. International news: 1. North Korea blew up part of the road between North Korea and South Korea, and the South Korean military then carried out counterfire south of the military demarcation line between South Korea and North Korea. 2. The US is considering restricting Nvidia, AMD, etc. from selling AI chips to countries in the Persian Gulf region. 3. The North Korean side claims that it has obtained definitive evidence that the South Korean military is masterminded in the incident where drones infiltrated Pyongyang. 4. International oil prices have suffered a double blow due to IEA demand expectations this year and Israel's decision to take a more limited response against Iran. 5. The EU's three major institutions are calling for speeding up the implementation of the T+1 settlement cycle. 6. Canada's inflation has slowed beyond expectations, and the market is betting more on the Bank of Canada's sharp interest rate cut by 50 basis points. 7. Apple's stock price hit a record intraday high, with a total market capitalization of 3.61 trillion US dollars at one point. 8. Asmack lowered its 2025 net sales and gross margin guidelines, and US stocks fell 14% intraday. 9. Situation in the Middle East: Israel holds a security consultation meeting to reach agreement on how to respond to Iran. Lebanon received assurances from the US that Israel would reduce attacks on Lebanon. Israeli Defense Minister Galant: We have no intention of opening up more fronts.

Summary of important news in the European and American markets on October 15 Domestic news: 1. The State Information Office will hold a press conference on October 17 on the situation relating to promoting the steady and healthy development of the real estate market. The heads of five departments, including the Ministry of Housing and Construction, the Ministry of Finance, and the central bank, will attend. 2. The General Administration of Financial Supervision and the National Development and Reform Commission held a meeting to deploy local governments to establish a working mechanism to support financing coordination for small and micro enterprises. 3. Three departments including the Ministry of Finance: From December 1, the pilot water fee tax reform project will be fully implemented, and all water tax revenue will go to the local authorities. 4. The Shenzhen Stock Exchange strengthens programmatic trading supervision, and brokerage firms must complete new account reports by Friday. 5. Ministry of Commerce: Continued anti-dumping duties on imports of hydroiodic acid originating in the United States and Japan. International news: 1. North Korea blew up part of the road between North Korea and South Korea, and the South Korean military then carried out counterfire south of the military demarcation line between South Korea and North Korea. 2. The US is considering restricting Nvidia, AMD, etc. from selling AI chips to countries in the Persian Gulf region. 3. The North Korean side claims that it has obtained definitive evidence that the South Korean military is masterminded in the incident where drones infiltrated Pyongyang. 4. International oil prices have suffered a double blow due to IEA demand expectations this year and Israel's decision to take a more limited response against Iran. 5. The EU's three major institutions are calling for speeding up the implementation of the T+1 settlement cycle. 6. Canada's inflation has slowed beyond expectations, and the market is betting more on the Bank of Canada's sharp interest rate cut by 50 basis points. 7. Apple's stock price hit a record intraday high, with a total market capitalization of 3.61 trillion US dollars at one point. 8. Asmack lowered its 2025 net sales and gross margin guidelines, and US stocks fell 14% intraday. 9. Situation in the Middle East: Israel holds a security consultation meeting to reach agreement on how to respond to Iran. Lebanon received assurances from the US that Israel would reduce attacks on Lebanon. Israeli Defense Minister Galant: We have no intention of opening up more fronts.