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Oil executives expect WTI near $88 by year-end, below current prices, Dallas Fed survey shows ICYMI: BOJ opinions and tankan both point to more rate hikes after September's move Australia's August trade surplus shrinks to A$495M as data center equipment imports surge Australia: RBA dice que la mayoría de los hipotecados mantienen su capital incluso si los precios de la vivienda caen otro 20% Australia: RBA says most mortgage holders keep equity even if house prices fall another 20% Three themes TD Cowen says will shape the next phase of institutional Bitcoin adoption Trump announces $200 billion South Korean investment in US nuclear, LNG and gas power Gold options volume flat in September as price ends about 9% below August peak, CME says Japan manufacturing PMI slips to 54.1, a six-month low, as new order growth slows Rubio orders Iranian delegation out of New York after talks stall, Axios reports Japanese firms expect consumer prices to rise 2.6% a year from now, down from 2.7% BOJ opinions show members open to faster hikes if inflation risks overshooting 2% target Hype Alert! RedCoin named, but HSBC stablecoin is not yet live and no launch date is set Australia manufacturing PMI falls to 49.6 as new orders drop for first time since June Morgan Stanley's Gower sees $4,000 as a strong floor for gold, cites three supports BofA warns a loss of confidence in AI could magnify losses across markets Fed's Kashkari says inflation is still too high, pencils in one more hike this year How three hedge fund strategies work in a high-rate world, according to UBS Franklin Templeton's Zahn favours German and Spanish bonds, sees growth slowing in Europe investingLive Americas FX news wrap 30 Sept: Softer PCE fails to hold yields down; Dow ends September at June lows What China's Golden Week closures mean for the yuan, futures and Asian liquidity US stocks close mixed; Dow trades to lowest level since June. Micron beats on revenue and EPS, guides first-quarter revenue well above e