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The Hang Seng Index (HSI) opened down 62.97 points, or 0.26%, at 24282.25 on Wednesday, October 14th; the Hang Seng Tech Index opened down 0.73 points, or 0.02%, at 4135.9; the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index opened down 12.76 points, or 0.16%, at 8161.96; and the Hang Seng Red Chip Index opened down 4.96 points, or 0.12%, at 4068.21 on Wednesday, October 14th.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 5.0 earthquake 95 kilometers north-northwest of Coquimbo, Chile.

US President Trump: All necessary permits for the Alaska liquefied natural gas project have been approved.

U.S. President Donald Trump is speaking at a campaign rally in Wasila, Alaska.

Microsoft (MSFT.O): Azure cloud service management has not instructed teams to develop cost-cutting plans.

According to Israeli media: A senior White House official said reports that the United States would strike Iran before the midterm elections were untrue.

On Wednesday, October 14, the NI225 index opened 187.14 points higher, or 0.28%, at 67,964.66.

Japan's broad money supply liquidity rate was 4.3% year-on-year in September, down from 4.4% in the previous month.

Japan's M3 money supply annual rate was 1.2% in September, down from 1.20% in the previous month.

Japan's M2 money supply annual rate rose 2% in September, up from 2.00% in the previous month.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index opened down 53.00 points, or 0.60%, at 8730.90 on Wednesday, October 14.

U.S. State Department: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Samarkand in Uzbekistan, Mumbai and Jamnagar in India from October 17 to 22.

Sources say that lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Tim Cook have condemned a new round of investigations launched by US President Donald Trump.

Federal Reserve's Collins: The Fed's economic models take into full account the level of government debt.

Federal Reserve's Collins: The Fed will not reconsider its 2% inflation target.

The U.S. Department of Justice has reported that a Saudi citizen has been arrested on suspicion of secretly installing recording devices at a San Francisco-based supersmart company (for OpenAI).

U.S. Central Command: The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy claimed today that the Strait of Hormuz is under the control of the Revolutionary Guard and that any U.S. Navy warships that approach will be "sunk." In fact, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy has no navy. The U.S. military and its regional partners clearly control the Strait of Hormuz. Just yesterday, the U.S. military assisted its Gulf partners in transporting more than 19 million barrels of crude oil through the strait.

Federal Reserve's Collins: Officials are well aware that higher interest rates could present a variety of challenges.

Federal Reserve's Collins: Economic uncertainty has increased.

Federal Reserve's Collins: I'm watching to see if inflationary pressures in the data are widespread.