Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-10-07 22:58Group 1 - The People's Daily published a series of eight articles under the theme "Xi Jinping's Economic Thought Guiding China's Economy," signaling strong confidence and expectations for economic stability ahead of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee [5] - The U.S. stock market saw a collective decline, with the Dow Jones down 0.2%, Nasdaq down 0.67%, and S&P 500 down 0.38%, driven by a drop in popular tech stocks like Tesla and Google [5] - China's gold reserves increased by 1.24 tons in September, marking the 11th consecutive month of accumulation, with total reserves reaching approximately 2303.523 tons [9] Group 2 - Gold prices continued to rise, with spot gold reaching $3984.14 per ounce and COMEX gold futures closing at $4007.9 per ounce, reflecting a year-to-date increase of over 50% [6][10] - WTI crude oil futures closed at $61.73 per barrel, while Brent crude oil futures slightly decreased to $65.45 per barrel [7] - The World Trade Organization (WTO) raised its global goods trade growth forecast for 2025 to 2.4%, driven by increased demand for AI-related products and a surge in imports ahead of tariff hikes [12]