- On the final trading day of the quarter, stocks in Asia increased due to expectations for spending during China's Golden Week holiday and discussions of a potential summit between the leaders of the US and China. The currency and Treasury bonds both fell.
- Equity gains were driven by Hong Kong shares, although benchmarks in Australia and New Zealand also increased. Markets on the mainland are closed for a holiday until the end of the following week. The Wall Street Journal claimed, citing persons it did not name, that China's Vice Premier He Lifeng and Foreign Minister Wang Yi are talking about prospective trips to the US in order to get ready for a future summit between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden.
- The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures showed minimal movement after the US indices rose on Thursday as a result of a rebound in tech giants like Nvidia and Meta.
- The Federal Reserve left interest rates at their highest level in 22 years at its most recent meeting, and September is still on track to be the worst month this year for US stock benchmarks and the worst month for global bonds since February.
