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• Global oil prices hit highest level in 5 months amid attacks on ships , facilities

  Brent crude futures topped $111 a barrel for the first time since May before easing to $110.30, a rise of more than 55% since the Iran war began in late February. Iran and its Houthi allies claimed attacks on Middle East oil infrastructure, including the Shaybah oil field and Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu, while Iranian state media reported that the IRGC said two tankers hit naval mines south of the Strait of Hormuz. The UKMTO issued an advisory after a report of an incident involving a tanker and military forces off Oman. U.S. benchmark WTI rose to $105.75, up more than 60%, and the average U.S. gas price reached $4.27 a gallon, nearly $1.30 higher since late February. Affordability is a major voter concern ahead of the early-November midterm elections.

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• Oil Price Shows War Escalation Risks; U.S. Midterm Eyed, Goldman Says — OPIS

  Goldman analysts said Tuesday that crude oil futures are pricing in a “significant probability” of an escalated or prolonged Middle East conflict. Co-Head of Global Commodities Research Daan Struyven pointed to a Brent premium of about $25/bbl, a 10% rise in December 2027 Brent futures over the past month, and a roughly 50% chance that global LNG exports won't recover from Iran war lows this winter. Crude options were described as relatively affordable. Separately, Alec Phillips said prediction markets give Democrats a 90% chance of flipping the House and a little over 60% chance of flipping the Senate after the Nov. 5 midterms, but Congress regulating AI was seen as unlikely since Republicans could block legislation in the Senate, which needs a 60-vote majority, and Trump could veto it. Goldman also noted the S&P 500 is about 2% below its all-time high while the median stock is about 15% below its record, reflecting AI strength against pressure from high energy prices and bond yields.

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• Margin Debt Hits Record Near 440,000 Billion VND as Bank-Backed Brokerages Surge

  Market-wide margin debt is estimated at about 440,000 billion VND at the end of the third quarter, up 5,000 billion in the quarter and a record high. Total brokerage lending, including margin and advances on sales, is about 455,000 billion VND, also a record and up 10,000 billion from the previous quarter. Twelve brokerages with bank backing hold more than half of that total, at about 240,000 billion VND, after rising nearly 14,000 billion in the quarter, faster than the sector overall. TCBS remains the largest with nearly 55,000 billion VND, while VPBankS has moved ahead of SSI into second place. The article notes that part of this lending comes from deals with institutions and company executives rather than from retail investors' leverage.

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• Economic Watch: China economy sustains growth as innovation, openness gain ground

  Official data released Monday showed China's GDP grew 4.6 percent year on year in the first three quarters, with third-quarter growth at 4.5 percent, up from 4.3 percent in the second quarter. The economy added 5.7 trillion yuan (about 851.9 billion U.S. dollars) in output over January to September, the largest increase for that period in five years, while September industrial output rose 5.5 percent. Experts quoted by Xinhua, including the IMF's Rodrigo Valdes, credited China's resilience, low interest rates, high savings and a not-fully-open financial account for limiting risks, and said growth within the 4.5 to 5 percent range reflects strong economic foundations. The article also highlights innovation-driven trade: exports of industrial robots, electronic components and electrical equipment exceeded 10 trillion yuan, up 58.9 percent, while integrated circuit exports surged 99.1 percent.

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• Secretary Bessent says Iran conflict will determine if oil prices go down in 2026

  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC News that the Iran conflict will determine whether oil prices fall before the end of 2026. He said core inflation is down and food prices are below the Fed's targets, and described the current energy price rise as an energy shock that would ease once the conflict ends. Gas prices have been rising because of the war, and former Trump White House economic adviser Steve Moore expects inflation to stay around 3.5%, above the Fed's 2% or lower target, while oil remains at $90–100 a barrel.

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• Bridging the gap between deposit mobilization and credit growth

  As of October 14, 2026, outstanding credit across the economy exceeded VND 20.72 million billion, up 11.44% from end-2025, while deposit mobilization grew 11.22% as of the October 19 meeting, lagging credit growth. The article says demand for capital is rising faster than banks' ability to raise funds, even though household deposits rose 10.63% to about VND 11.43 million billion by end-August. It warns that simply raising deposit rates could push up funding costs and make lending rates harder to cut. At the October 19 meeting, the State Bank of Vietnam asked banks to cut deposit rates by at least 0.5 percentage points for terms of 6 months or more and lending rates by 1.5-2 percentage points for production, business and priority sectors. Banks including BIDV, Agribank and Vietcombank have announced support programs, but the article argues that effectiveness should be judged by how many firms actually access capital and the real reduction in borrowing costs.

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  Capital One Financial posted better-than-expected third-quarter results, with revenue up 6.4% year over year to $16.34 billion against a $16.27 billion consensus, and adjusted EPS up 12% to $6.69 versus an estimated $5.50. Net interest income rose about 4% quarter over quarter, beating estimates by $134 million, while net discount and interchange fees climbed 3.5% to $2.34 billion, which the article links to the company's ownership of the Discover network. Non-interest expense of $8.86 billion was above the $8.75 billion consensus, though marketing spending of $1.59 billion came in below forecasts. Provisions for credit losses of $2.9 billion were well below the roughly $3.6 billion expected, and a $225 million allowance release boosted earnings. CEO Richard Fairbank said Discover integration has delivered about $1.8 billion of annualized synergies so far and expects lost interchange revenue if the proposed Visa and Mastercard settlement receives final court approval, roughly offsetting the remaining synergies; shares rose about 4% after hours to $210.

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