China's central bank launched a new lending tool on Monday to inject more liquidity into the market and support credit flow in the banking system ahead of the expiration of trillions of yuan in loans at the end of the year.

China's industrial profits plunged in September, recording the steepest monthly decline of the year, official data showed on Sunday, as policymakers ramp up stimulus to revitalise economic growth.

U.S. nonfarm payrolls in October could be reduced by as many as 41,000 jobs amid strikes in the aerospace manufacturing industry and at three hotel chains, government data showed on Friday.

New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in September, though business spending on equipment probably slowed marginally in the third quarter.

The University of Michigan's latest release of the Consumer Sentiment Index indicated a rise in consumer confidence, surpassing predictions and previous numbers. The actual index figure released was 70.5, a significant increase compared to the forecasted figure of 68.9.

China's fiscal revenue in the first nine months of 2024 fell 2.2% from a year earlier，compared with a 2.6% slide in the January-August period, finance ministry data showed on Friday.