CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Beijing gears up for a big strategy meeting as tensions with Washington deepen

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In the markets
China’s stock market traded higher on Wednesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell provided a few hints that more interest rate cuts are in the cards.
The Hang Seng Index rose 1.94%, while the CSI 300 added 1.47%. Both indexes have added 29% and around 17% respectively. Yields on China’s 10-year government bond lost around one basis point to 1.757%.
The performance of the Shanghai Composite over the past year.
— Lee Ying Shan
Coming up
Oct. 16: Alibaba’s Tmall holds Singles Day shopping festival press conference in Shanghai
Oct. 17: Apple opens iPhone Air reservations in mainland China, with sales to begin Oct. 22
Oct. 17 – 19: GT World Challenge Asia holds racing series in Beijing for the first time as China seeks to build up locally hosted sports events
Oct. 20: China to release Q3 GDP, retail sales and other economic data for September
Oct. 20 – 23: China to hold ‘Fourth Plenum’ to discuss development goals for the upcoming five years