CoreWeave said it expects to turn profitable on an adjusted basis in the first half of 2028; Nasdaq futures jumped about 2% and Asian tech shares rallied.
Headline CPI rose 0.4% and core CPI 0.3%, both above economists’ forecasts; the BLS published no annual rate because of last year’s shutdown.
The Leningrad region governor said 150 drones were shot down and three port workers injured; pro-war bloggers reported Russian pilots killed during the air defence effort.
Fiscal 2026 orders reached €68.1 billion and profit before special items more than doubled to €5.5 billion; shares jumped about 6.5% in Frankfurt.
Bontsler has been in pretrial detention since May 2025; her defence says she nearly died there in June 2026 because of uncoordinated medication.
Kushner said there is “no trust right now” between Russia and Ukraine and territory remains the hardest issue; he and Witkoff are to meet Putin in Moscow on 12 November and then Zelensky in Ireland.
Russian strikes overnight targeted 10 Ukrainian regions and five key substations that move power between regions, causing outages from Dnipropetrovsk to Chernihiv; Zelensky says Moscow is trying to split Ukraine along the Dnipro.
One of Russia’s best-known independent newspapers held its final editorial meeting on 9 November, took down the portraits of six murdered colleagues and left its office of 29 years; the Kremlin called it “a normal process.”
AI-related shipments drove Chinese exports up 35.2% year on year in October, beating forecasts, while imports surged 41.6%; the surplus for the year so far has passed $1 trillion again.
Oil fell after President Trump said he would hold off on new strikes against Iran; Europe’s STOXX 600 came within 1% of its record and Asian markets jumped, while traders now price in an almost certain Fed rate hike in December.
The AI company and some of its investors plan to sell shares at an indicative $70–78 each, Reuters reported, setting up one of the largest stock market listings on record.
The first day of US-mediated talks ended after about four hours and will resume on 11 November; Kyiv wants to discuss security guarantees, prisoner exchanges and a possible energy and maritime ceasefire.
Asian markets rebounded strongly on Monday after last week's AI-led rout and Brent crude fell about 3%, but Nvidia shares dropped more than 4% before the US open over an internal probe involving its CEO.
A drone strike on 8 November damaged a bridge over the Mius River on Russia's R-280 highway, which links Rostov region with occupied Mariupol, Melitopol and Crimea, and shut traffic on the road, the regional governor said.
Attacks on the power system in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on 8 November cut electricity to more than 600,000 consumers, forced hospitals onto generators and halted electric transport in Dnipro; the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant briefly lost its last external power line.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said European officials will attend the US-brokered Russia–Ukraine talks in the UAE on 10–11 November, days after the Kremlin said there was no role for Europe.
The French lender offered Banco BPM shareholders a 20% premium and a €1 billion special dividend in a "friendly" proposal that would lift its stake in the combined Milan-listed bank to about 45%. Banco BPM shares jumped more than 9%.
China's producer prices rose 5.7% year on year in October, driven by higher oil, gas and coal costs linked to the Middle East war, while consumer inflation slowed to 0.7% amid weak household demand.
The independent outlet ASTRA and Ukrainian monitoring channels said a blaze broke out at Rosneft’s Saratov Oil Refinery after drones struck the city overnight on 7 November; the regional governor reported damage to residential buildings, while Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed it downed 411 drones.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian delegation for Tuesday–Wednesday talks with the United States and Ukraine will again be led by Vladimir Medinsky and will include Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov for the first time, as well as military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov.
The January palm-oil contract closed at 4,258 ringgit a ton on Friday, down 2.72% on the day and 9.04% on the week — the largest weekly decline since mid-December 2024 — as weaker soybean oil and crude prices weighed on the market.
Italy’s foreign minister said cybercriminals have been publishing his personal data and seeking more information about his family; he linked the campaign to Italy’s support for Ukraine, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the sale of officials’ confidential information a grave concern.
The Sensex closed at 80,999.40 and the Nifty at 24,986.40 in Sunday’s special Diwali session, ending a seven-session winning streak after an 8–9% weekly surge driven by returning foreign buyers and a retreat in AI-heavy markets.
London copper fell for a fourth session on Friday and was on track for a 2.6% weekly drop — the steepest since March — as the technology-stock rout weighed on a metal used in data centres, even as Chinese warehouse stocks tightened sharply.
An overnight attack on substations and a Dnipro bridge left Kyiv with serious electricity, water and heating problems; Zelenskyy accused Moscow of trying to plunge the country into blackout ahead of US-brokered talks on 10–11 November.
The ruble lost about 1.3–1.6% against the yuan and dollar this week as Urals prices fell to roughly $65–75 from above $120 in early October, while the Finance Ministry will buy 312.6 billion rubles of currency and gold under the budget rule.
The STOXX 600 fell 1% on Friday as a JPMorgan downgrade hit German reinsurers and outsourcing firm Teleperformance cut its outlook, while clean-energy and travel stocks gained on hopes tied to the US midterm results.
At least 18 more flights were targeted on Friday after some 35 earlier in the week; broadcasters in Ireland and Bulgaria received emailed threats, RTE suspended programming, and NATO ordered some air patrols. No explosives have been found.
Brent settled at $98.32 on Friday, on track for a roughly 17% weekly drop — its sharpest since the start of the COVID pandemic — as traders bet the US midterm results make a renewed Iran war less likely.
China’s foreign ministry says it is “in communication with relevant parties” about a three-leader meeting that could take place on the sidelines of this month’s APEC summit; experts expect Moscow to use it to push its line on Ukraine.
A Moscow district court on 5 November sentenced Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of slain opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, to four years in a penal colony in absentia for allegedly directing the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, labelled “undesirable” in Russia, and barred her from administering online resources for eight years.
Speaking at the Ibero-American Summit on 5 November, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian missiles and Shahed drones have hit energy equipment linked even to nuclear plants, as winter approaches and emergency outages spread.
A 26-year-old woman died after a beating and sexual violence in a Yakutsk flat on 22 October 2023. Investigators opened cases against two suspects for grievous bodily harm causing death and violent sexual acts; her relatives demanded a murder charge. We found no public report of a verdict.
Nonfarm payrolls rose far above forecasts in October, unemployment edged down to 4.1%, and wage growth stayed firm, giving the Federal Reserve more room to focus on inflation ahead of its December meeting.
The Nasdaq Composite fell about 5.5% on Thursday and more than 10% from its October record, confirming a correction as investors questioned returns on massive AI infrastructure spending and the prospect of tighter US data-centre rules.
The US first lady welcomed Russian and Ukrainian delegates at the White House after a six-day ceasefire in occupied Oleshky; President Trump said he met Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev and predicted a broader deal, with US-mediated talks set for Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November.
Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s KOSPI each fell about 6% on Friday, Taiwan briefly plunged more than 8%, and SoftBank slid 11% as Asia absorbed Wall Street’s AI-driven selloff; authorities in Taiwan and Korea moved to steady markets.
Ukraine's president arrived unannounced at the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid, where he is meeting Pedro Sánchez, King Felipe VI and Latin American leaders, with air defence and arms production at the top of his agenda a week before US-mediated talks with Russia.
German arms maker Rheinmetall lowered its 2026 sales and margin guidance, blaming delays to Germany's Boxer armoured-vehicle order and artillery-ammunition acceptance tests. Its shares fell more than 17% on Thursday.
Brent crude fell below $100 for the first time in two months and is heading for its biggest weekly loss since April 2020, while chipmakers and data-center stocks kept falling on fears of tighter rules after Democrats' midterm win.
After Democrats won both chambers of the US Congress, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the result was an internal US affair and that Moscow counts on Donald Trump to continue his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November.
A Helsinki court found the captain and a crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg guilty of aggravated sabotage over damage to two undersea telecom cables in the Gulf of Finland and sentenced them to 3.5 years and 2 years 10 months in prison.
The Bank of England lifted Bank Rate by a quarter point to 4% on Thursday, citing energy-driven inflation from the Middle East conflict, and signalled that more increases may follow unless the war is resolved.
Democrats win the midterms: 53 Senate and 218 House seats per CNN's count. Sardaana News editorial: from 2027 the US course turns toward backing Ukraine.
Overnight into Wednesday, Russia hit power facilities in the Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions, while a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at an Ozon logistics hub in Adygeya. The air war is escalating a week before US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi.
The FOMS deficit will reach 373.3 billion rubles over three years, reserves nearly run dry, and cancer spending is cut twelvefold. Sardaana News editorial: Russia is quietly moving to paid medicine.
At the G20 in Atlanta the US secretary of state was unsure peace is achievable; per RFE/RL, he privately warned Donbas won't satisfy the Kremlin. Sardaana News editorial: Russia is repeating Germany's 1937 path.
The Danish drugmaker now expects adjusted sales and operating profit to range from a 2% decline to 2% growth this year, up from a 6% decline to flat, after a stronger-than-expected third quarter. Its shares rose more than 4% in Copenhagen.
Global stocks recovered from overnight losses on Wednesday as investors repriced sectors after Democrats won both chambers of Congress: clean energy and health insurers rallied, while defense contractors, Tesla, SpaceX and Trump Media fell.
Acting on a claim by Russia's federal property agency, a court ruled that Nevzorov, his wife, son and 83-year-old mother-in-law may no longer use the house in Lisy Nos that the state had already confiscated, and cancelled their residence registrations.
The European Commission is hosting two days of talks with Ukraine, the United States, France, Germany, the UK, NATO and the World Bank on Ukraine's reconstruction and security, ahead of US-mediated talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November.
The chipmaker's data-center revenue jumped 97% to $8.55 billion in the third quarter, and it guided fourth-quarter revenue to about $17 billion, above analyst estimates. Its shares rose more than 7% before Wednesday's open.
Zelenskyy said Russia launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic and 59 cruise missiles overnight; 73 people were hurt at a Kharkiv hospital, and the toll from Monday's strike on an aid site in Komyshuvakha rose to 31.
The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 25 basis points for the fifth time this year, citing broad-based inflation and Middle East–driven fuel prices; three board members wanted to hold.
The trilateral US-Russia-Ukraine meeting will be the first since February; the White House said Melania Trump will host Russian and Ukrainian representatives to discuss a local ceasefire in Kherson.
South Korea's KOSPI and Taiwan's main index each fell about 3.6% on Tuesday, Taiwan's steepest one-day drop since late July, as Big Tech results and Election Day in the US kept investors wary.
The founder of the investigative outlet, which Russia has labelled a 'foreign agent' and 'undesirable', was convicted of organising the work of an undesirable organisation and barred from running websites for five years.
Apple posted record September-quarter revenue of $114.5 billion, but guided holiday-quarter gross margin to 45–46%, below analyst estimates, sending the stock down about 4% before Tuesday's open.
Only 72.4% of planned fuel reached the Yana and 61.3% the Indigirka; Evenkia faces food shortages. Sardaana News editorial: −30 °C in two weeks, −50 °C in 50 days.
A drone hit a car and a hospital in Kherson on Monday morning after the longest pause of the full-scale war; 180 people, including 23 children, were evacuated during the truce.
A government commission approved a Finance Ministry bill: from 1 April 2027 about 6.5 trillion rubles of accumulations would be automatically moved into the PDS. Comments from Maxim Blant and Dmitry Oreshkin. Sardaana News editorial.
A draft order seen by Bloomberg would pay Defence Ministry December salaries on 11–21 January, except for troops fighting in Ukraine; the 2026 deficit is now projected at 7.3 trillion rubles, or 3.2% of GDP.
Belarusian Cyber Partisans and Silent Crow say they stole files on wartime losses; Russia's statistics agency confirms a coordinated attack on 29 October–1 November but denies any leak. The claims are unverified.
Brent dropped to about $108.66 a barrel on Monday after Iranian negotiators held days of talks with Qatari mediators; Goldman Sachs nonetheless warned Brent could reach $140 in 2027.
Peskov said such plans are "impossible to implement right now" after the Wall Street Journal reported a US proposal linking renewed transit to a winter energy ceasefire.
Ukraine's Air Alert app and Russia's Emergencies Ministry app both pushed false warnings on Sunday and Monday; each side blames the other, and officials issued corrections within about an hour.
Turkey's president urged both Russia and Ukraine to stop attacking civilian ships; Zelenskyy said they also discussed US-Ukraine-Russia talks planned for the first half of November and a possible meeting in Turkey.
After a bruising end to October for AI stocks, investors face Tuesday's midterm elections, more than 100 S&P 500 earnings reports and Friday's payrolls data.
Kyiv reported strikes with drones and Neptune missiles on the Kamensky plant, while a Russian governor confirmed damage to an industrial site east of Moscow; Ukrainian officials deny agreeing to any pause in refinery strikes.
Ukraine's air force said it downed 105 of 134 Russian drones overnight; Zelenskyy called the power situation "difficult" as Moscow keeps targeting the grid ahead of winter.
Moscow prolonged restrictions on diesel, marine fuel and gasoil exports, citing the domestic fuel market, while nine-month results showed ALROSA revenue down 25% and Transneft profit down 16%.
Seven core OPEC+ members left production targets steady for December as the Iran war keeps disrupting Gulf exports; the full group meets on 29 November to set 2027 quotas.
The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.86% on Friday, its biggest one-day drop since June; chip stocks lost 7.2% while oil majors and US Treasuries gained.
The PAC-3 missiles are being paid for with funds from Canada, Germany and Norway; Kyiv asks Washington for a solution for this winter, when Russian ballistic missile attacks are expected.
Radio host Alexander Lunev, who had emigrated to the Czech Republic, was arrested in August on a short trip to Russia; he pleaded guilty and was released after the verdict.
A draft decree raises the quota for workers from visa countries by 37%, with some headed to Alabuga, where drone production is expanding — plus the Sardaana News editorial on demographic substitution.
Chitai-Gorod destroys books in a shredder on camera under Russia's 'propaganda' laws — plus the Sardaana News editorial on the regime's war on free thought.
Ukrainian and Russian ombudspersons said the evacuation was completed without incident; those bound for Ukraine travel via Anapa and Belarus because front-line roads are mined.
A Khabarovsk Krai court gave a coach 18 years in a strict-regime colony for abusing six children, including his own daughter, and producing child sexual abuse material — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
Exxon earned more from refining than from oil and gas production for the first time in at least six years; Chevron's US refineries ran at record throughput.
The Economist estimates 374,000–770,000 Russian dead and 1.4–2.1 million total casualties; plus Ukrainian General Staff, ISW, BBC and Mediazona figures — and the Sardaana News editorial on the postwar budget crisis.
The world's largest crypto exchange says it will cover every loss; analytics firms link the attack to North Korea, and Bitcoin fell 5% on Friday.
The founder of SVTV, who left Russia in 2021, was convicted of evading "foreign agent" obligations for posting on social media without the mandatory label.
Intel fell more than 25% and Amazon about 6.5% before Friday's open after results showed heavy cash outflows; US Treasuries rallied as investors sought safety.
The appeal court confirmed the March verdict against the journalist, who is labelled a "foreign agent" and was added to Russia's list of "terrorists and extremists".
Eurostat's flash estimate showed growth slowing from 0.6% in the second quarter but well above the 0.2% economists expected; Ireland's 5.5% jump lifted the figure.
At least 20 people were killed across Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said; overnight attacks cut power to more than 350,000 consumers in the Dnipro region.
From January 2027 the BOJ will sell about 860 billion yen of exchange-traded funds a year, cutting the estimated time to unwind its holdings from 112 years to about 43.
Britain announced a £10 billion package and the Netherlands €500 million in winter military support; Zelenskyy said trilateral talks with Russia and the US will run November 6-10, while Moscow and Helsinki gave differing accounts of Europe’s role.
Merck reported revenue of $18.1 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.49, above forecasts, and raised its 2026 earnings outlook to $2.77-$2.82 per share.
The ECB said Christine Lagarde will leave on February 7, before her term ends in 2027, hours before a policy meeting expected to hold rates at 2.5%. Strong earnings pushed the STOXX 600 to a more than one-month high.
A draft joint declaration seen by Reuters replaces Ursula von der Leyen’s associate-member proposal with a pledge of "ever closer association" as Mark Carney hosts EU leaders in Montreal on October 29-30.
The former vice-president of the Baptist World Alliance was convicted of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army over a March 2022 livestream in which he condemned the invasion of Ukraine.
Nasdaq futures fell about 1% on Thursday after Alphabet reported disappointing search advertising results and higher cash burn from AI spending; Microsoft rose after a cash-flow beat.
Investigators increasingly call VPNs and auto-deleting messages "conspiracy measures" in detention petitions, CNews reports — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
A Russian military court sentenced 49-year-old Yuri Belenky, who had lived in Bulgaria since 2015, to 13 years for "financing terrorism"; the human rights group Department One says a Binance report helped investigators.
All traffic from foreign domains may be routed through TSPU and restricted above a limit, Forbes reports — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
Lack of a military ID is among the grounds for refusing a foreign passport, Banki.ru reports citing TASS and MVD documents — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
Robinhood shares fell 8% in premarket trading after third-quarter profit of 51 cents a share missed the 55 cents expected; crypto revenue dropped 55% to $120 million.
With about 84% of ballots counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc had 54 seats and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition 49, both short of the 61 needed; Arab-led parties with about 17 seats hold the theoretical balance of power.
British drugmaker GSK reported quarterly revenue up 5% at constant currency to £8.89 billion and core earnings of 54.6 pence per share, both above forecasts, and kept its annual targets.
Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered and Santander all beat third-quarter profit forecasts on Wednesday, a day after a weak HSBC report; Santander shares fell 4.2% on problems in Brazil.
Bailiffs have opened 14 enforcement proceedings against former Rusnano chief Anatoly Chubais, who left Russia in March 2022, seeking 17.74 billion rubles in damages plus a 2.13 billion-ruble enforcement fee.
UPS lifted its 2026 revenue outlook to $92.6 billion and adjusted profit to about $7.28 per share after a quarterly beat, while Coca-Cola raised its full-year guidance to at least 5% organic revenue growth.
The two Nordic leaders, both firm backers of Ukraine, spoke to Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in consultation with Kyiv — their first known direct contact since shortly after the 2022 invasion — and then briefed Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index forecasts fourth-quarter express parcel rates 13.8% above a year earlier and a record 20.3% above the January 2018 baseline, driven by surcharges and costlier diesel.
A local truce began early Tuesday to let aid reach up to 2,000 people trapped in occupied Oleshky, but Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, killing at least one person and injuring 15, including students.
Israelis are voting in the first national election since the 7 October 2023 attacks. By 2 p.m. turnout was 44.9%, the highest at that hour since 1973, with Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud neck and neck with former army chief Gadi Eisenkot.
Europe's largest lender reported pretax profit up 32% to $9.6 billion, in line with forecasts, but revenue of $18.6 billion missed estimates as wealth income stalled. A new $1 billion buyback did not stop the sell-off.
The Student List won 52.54% of the vote in Serbia's early parliamentary election on 25 October, against 39.29% for Aleksandar Vučić's United Serbia list, according to the electoral commission. Vučić admitted defeat on election night, and EU leaders congratulated the winners.
Brent crude fell more than 1% to around $115 a barrel on Monday after Reuters reported that Qatari mediators were in Tehran to help de-escalate regional tensions. Lower oil and Treasury yields weighed on the dollar ahead of a week of central bank decisions.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday's runoff by about 4.4 million votes, becoming the first Brazilian president elected to a fourth term and the first since 1988 to win after losing the first round. Bolsonaro has called for the result to be annulled.
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold its policy rate at 3.75%–4.00% on Wednesday after September's hike. With inflation broadening and growth strong, traders still see a December hike as possible and at least two more increases by mid-2027.
Defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK met in Paris on Monday to discuss more military support for Ukraine. Moscow said the planned resumption of US-Ukraine-Russia talks "does not imply any restrictions on combat operations".
Investors who had bet on a right-wing victory dumped Brazilian assets on Monday after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected. Attention now turns to his choice of finance minister and his plan for public debt, which already exceeds 82% of GDP.
Russian attacks killed four people and injured 22 in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on Saturday evening, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, calling for already agreed Patriot interceptor deliveries to be unblocked. He said Russia fired about 1,600 glide bombs, 48 missiles and nearly 2,300 drones at Ukraine over the past week.
Markets face a packed week: the Fed, Bank of Canada and RBNZ decide on Wednesday, the ECB on Thursday and the BOJ on Friday, while Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon report results and Britain presents a budget, Reuters reported.
S&P Global's flash US Composite PMI eased to 57.6 in October from a five-year high of 58.4, yet its output price gauge rose to 59.8, the highest since August 2022, signalling that inflation pressure may persist, Reuters reported.
Russia's 2027 budget gives state media 145.7 billion rubles, 38 times the cancer program (The Moscow Times) — plus the Sardaana News editorial on Trump, bot farms and the ROC.
More than 2,500 British and French troops took part in Exercise Rhino Titan in Germany, including one of the UK's largest airborne operations in two decades: 600 paratroopers jumped from four RAF A400M aircraft. The war game tested defence of NATO territory against drones and electronic warfare.
Bulgarians voted on 25 October in a presidential election led by acting president Iliana Iotova, backed by Prime Minister Rumen Radev, and pro-Western ex-caretaker premier Andrey Gyurov. A run-off on 1 November is expected.
Russia's central bank left its key rate at 14% on 23 October, saying price pressures and inflation expectations remain high. It now expects annual inflation of 7.1–7.6% at the end of 2026, while the Finance Ministry sees this year's budget deficit swelling to 7.3 trillion roubles.
Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara said on Saturday that Starlink and Starshield connections were stable again at speeds above 400 km/h, after more than a week in which Ukrainian drones lost signal above about 160 km/h.
US telecom shares fell on Friday after Bloomberg reported that SpaceX is in talks to access tens of thousands of cell sites to launch a wireless carrier. Tower operators such as Crown Castle rose.
A blogger who said teachers were supposedly following an FSB order to poison children in the cafeteria was detained and taken to the FSB museum — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt military operations in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky from 27 October to allow humanitarian aid and evacuations, the White House said. About 2,000 residents remain amid severe shortages. Separately, technical talks are planned in Abu Dhabi in early November.
A military court gave Evgeny Butko 20 years in a strict-regime colony for treason and terrorism charges — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
A sweeping blackout hit Russian-occupied Crimea overnight into 24 October after a reported drone attack damaged the Taman substation in Krasnodar Krai, which links the peninsula to Russia's grid. Sevastopol and Yalta lost power; internet outages followed.
Brent crude settled at $116.72 a barrel on Friday, its highest since 29 April, as Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia revived fears for Middle East supplies. The Dow lost 652 points while energy stocks hit a record.
American Express is eliminating about 5% of its global workforce and taking a $336 million restructuring charge, even as it beat profit estimates and raised its full-year earnings guidance. Its shares fell about 4%.
Thousands marched in Caracas and other cities on 22 October at the call of María Corina Machado's movement, demanding a date for elections and the release of political prisoners. Neither acting President Delcy Rodríguez nor Washington has set an election date.
Two weeks before the 3 November midterm elections, early-vote turnout is far above the last midterm in many states that will decide control of the Senate, an AP analysis found. An AP-NORC poll shows about 8 in 10 voters want Congress to prioritise lowering living costs.
Ukraine and Russia exchanged 270 prisoners of war each on 23 October, the first swap in two months. Most of the Ukrainians had been captured during the 2022 siege of Mariupol; five had been presumed dead after the Olenivka prison massacre.
The Nasdaq fell 2.6% on Thursday and the Philadelphia semiconductor index lost 6.7%, its biggest one-day drop since June, as big-tech earnings revived worries about the cost of the AI race. The Dow ended almost flat.
STOXX 600 companies are expected to report average third-quarter earnings growth of 21.9%, LSEG data show, driven by energy majors whose profits are forecast to jump 134.1%. Excluding energy, growth is seen at a more modest 8.4%.
Dow expects fourth-quarter adjusted core earnings of about $1.54 billion, above the $1.38 billion analysts expected, betting that higher polyethylene prices and job cuts will offset costlier raw materials and logistics caused by the Iran conflict.
AI-cloned Hollywood stars, the Matryoshka and Storm-1516 networks, and a classified intelligence briefing ahead of the 3 November midterms — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
Tesla lowered its 2026 capital expenditure forecast from more than $25 billion to roughly $20 billion and reported $1.53 billion of free cash flow in the third quarter, while net income fell 43% to $787 million.
Serbia's 6.5 million voters choose a new 250-seat parliament on 25 October. Aleksandar Vučić resigned as president to lead the ruling SNS list against the Student List, which grew out of protests after the 2024 Novi Sad canopy collapse; polls conflict and observers fear a contested result.
Overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least two people and wounded 22, including four children, hours after the Kremlin said Putin had agreed in principle to new three-way talks with Ukraine and the US after 10 November. Zelensky said the attack showed no real change in Moscow's position.
Meta reported third-quarter revenue of $64.6 billion, up 26%, but free cash flow of minus $2.12 billion as capital spending reached $34.91 billion. It also announced a new class of non-voting shares; its stock turned lower before Thursday's open.
Iranian state television, citing the Revolutionary Guard navy, said four tankers caught fire after being targeted while transferring oil and three were immobilised by naval mines overnight. If confirmed, it would be the most vessels damaged in a single day since the war began on 28 February. Brent crude rose above $111.
The yield on France's benchmark 10-year bond rose above 5% on Wednesday and kept climbing on Thursday, while its premium over German debt widened to about 165 basis points, the most since 2011. Moody's reviews France's Aa3 rating on Friday, 23 October.
Deputy Justice Minister Oleg Sviridenko says the list of Russians abroad hit by restrictions under the 'civil death law' will be public on the ministry's website — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
On 1 October 2026 Yakutia's public debt reached 71.2 bn rubles, up 12.2 bn in nine months — an all-time high. We compare it with 2016–2025 Finance Ministry data and with other regions, and look at the causes and consequences. Editorial position at the end.
About 200,000 Instagram followers: what is publicly visible about three popular Yakut publics, Meta’s rules on coordinated influence, Russia’s use of local publics — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on 21 October and asked him to consider restarting US-mediated talks with Ukraine. Russia released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, and Zelensky said he backs a ceasefire and trilateral talks.
A Birobidzhan geodesist serving 14 years for treason has refused food and water after violence and abuse in SIZO-1 — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
Contracts to buy existing US homes fell 7.3% in September from August and 11.3% from a year earlier, the National Association of Realtors said, taking its index to the lowest level since the series began in 2001.
UNDP's chief warns that of 1.2 billion young people entering the labour market, only 400 million will find jobs. UN regional data, fertility, robots, rich countries' migration policy — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
SpaceX reported third-quarter revenue of about $14.6 billion, well above forecasts, and a $4.4 billion quarterly profit. Elon Musk said special committees at SpaceX and Tesla are studying a merger, though no terms have been agreed.
Netflix forecast fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates and lowered its 2026 advertising revenue outlook to about $2.7 billion from $3 billion, sending its shares down around 6-7% before the opening bell on 21 October.
India's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has removed about 130 million names, some of them living people recorded as dead. The opposition accuses the Election Commission of favouring the BJP; the commission and the party deny it.
Curfews brought the first quiet night to central Paris since weekend cost-of-living riots. About 2,400 people have been arrested, 149 jailed, and the National Assembly and Senate have opened inquiries into the violence and policing.
Ukraine's president told US senators that missiles already paid for by European allies are being held up awaiting Pete Hegseth's signature; on 20 October he meets US envoy Steve Witkoff and European officials in Norway.
Russia's FSB and National Guard say they detained a 'supporter of separatist ideology' in Yakutsk on terrorism-financing charges. What the authorities claim, the context on language, taxes and war — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
Sakha activists say the war and mobilization hit Yakutia far harder than ethnically Russian regions, and some speak of genocide. Independent casualty data confirms a large gap between Russia's periphery and Moscow, but it does not show Yakutia among the hardest-hit regions per capita.
Yakutia's utility companies are short of subsidies and piling up debts, tariffs rose by an average 18.9% on 1 October, and the republic's debt grew to 68.8 billion rubles. We compare this with Russia's 'national defence' spending. Editorial position at the end.
According to The Wall Street Journal, 26-year-old Lt. Lev Stupnikov, who was against the war, passed Ukraine positions, radio frequencies and battle plans; the paper estimates the resulting strikes killed more than 300 Russian servicemen. He later crossed over and joined the Russian Volunteer Corps.
In October 2026 the UAE reported more than 11,000 new social-media bots aggravating regional tensions. What officials said, what is documented about Russian influence operations — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
Mediazona, as reported by Meduza: more than ten cases against scientists over FBK donations reached Moscow courts in six months, some initiated by the FSB's Fourth Service. Context: Stalin's rehabilitation and the removal of memorials to repression victims, including in Yakutsk. Editorial position at the end.
Six people, including two children, died when a Russian drone hit a park in Nova Vodolaha in Kharkiv region; across Ukraine at least 14 people were killed and 71 injured over 19-20 October, regional authorities said.
Analysis: in all 13 countries we examined, fertility is below replacement and the share of people aged 65+ will rise sharply by 2040. For people born since 1990, much smaller state pensions are a real risk unless reforms and migration fill the gap. Russia looks like the worst case.
What is known about NVK Sakha's «Semse tyl» and what is documented about the «Conversations about What Matters» school lessons: the war, Ukraine, the West, “artificial” states. Sourced facts and the Sardaana News editorial position.
A new Sardaana News column. Russia's military spending reached about 16 trillion rubles in 2025 (SIPRI) and about 45 trillion in 2022–2025. We calculate how many schools, hospitals, flats and bridges that could have built, and look at Kuzbass, Khabarovsk, Ivanovo, Pskov and Yakutia.
Uzbekistan’s population has passed 39.5 million. UN and World Bank data on fertility and poverty in four countries, migration, robots and AI — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
General Motors reported adjusted earnings of $3.70 a share on $50 billion of revenue, narrowed its 2026 outlook and approved a new $20 billion share repurchase; the stock still dropped before the opening bell on 20 October.
Court files show that criminal cases over small donations to Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation against researchers were triggered by a unit of the FSB's Fourth Service, which deals with economic security, Mediazona reported on 20 October 2026.
France's 10-year borrowing cost jumped to 4.94% on 19 October, close to a 24-year high, as weekend riots raised doubts that Paris can cut its deficit; markets steadied slightly on Tuesday.
Meduza compiled accounts from owners of shops, pharmacies and restaurants wrecked in France on 17–18 October. Documented Russian provocations and sabotage in Europe, the US and Brazil — and the Sardaana News editorial position.
Shares of AI cloud and data-centre firm Elice Group fell around 30% below their IPO price on their first day on the KOSDAQ on 20 October, and Nasdaq futures slipped as investors again questioned the cost of the AI build-out.
Editorial — Sardaana News: Russia's war disproportionately kills men from Buryatia and Yakutia, and the editorial board calls this genocide. This is the board's opinion, not a court finding; the data and counter-arguments are set out below.
A bill submitted to Russia's State Duma would raise the maximum sentence for calls to mass riots from two to four years, and to six years when the calls are made online. Co-author Vasily Piskarev says it targets the “collective West”, “relocants” and “foreign agents”, Meduza reports.
About 76% of voters in the 19 October provincial referendum chose to keep Alberta in Canada rather than start the legal process for a binding vote on independence, according to early results.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures pointed higher on Monday, 19 October, as AI-linked shares recovered from Friday's sharp tech selloff. Oil fell about 1.5% after a US sanctions waiver on Russia; the Fed is expected to hold rates at 3.75%-4.00% on 27-28 October.
Brent eased on Monday after US President Donald Trump waived some Russia-related sanctions and tariffs, raising expectations of more Russian fuel exports, while Middle East shipping disruptions continued to prop up prices.
Myanmar's military-backed government on 19 October published rare photographs of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said officials had delivered two gardening books and a sealed letter from Britain's King Charles, according to a presidential spokesperson's social media post cited by Reuters.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on 19 October that a hypothetical meeting of the Russian, Chinese and US leaders at the 18-19 November APEC summit in Shenzhen had been mentioned, after The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin is pushing for a three-way summit on Ukraine.
Yemeni officials and medical sources said on 19 October that at least 18 people were killed and more than 30 wounded when the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at the al-Alam military camp in Shabwa during a training exercise; the deputy governor put overall casualties at around 40.
Official data released on 19 October show China's GDP grew 4.5% year on year in July-September, up from 4.3% in the second quarter, as factory output outpaced weak consumer spending.
An executive order signed on Friday night pauses sanctions and tariffs that Congress passed and Trump signed in September. Secretary of State Rubio called it a 60-day review; lawmakers from both parties criticised it, and Moscow welcomed it.
Russia launched 332 drones and missiles overnight into 17 October; Zelensky said more than 15 power generation and transmission facilities were targeted. Attacks since Friday killed at least eight people, and over a million people temporarily lost power.
Speaking in Bangkok on 17 October, ECB President Christine Lagarde said rising long-term interest rates are tightening financing conditions; Bundesbank chief Joachim Nagel hinted the ECB may "have to do more".
Meeting in Bangkok on 17 October, the IMF's steering committee said global risks remain tilted to the downside and called for more help for countries facing short-term financing problems caused by wars and high energy prices.
Some 550,000 people marched across France on Saturday, 17 October, against rising fuel prices, living costs and run-down schools. Most protests were peaceful, but rioting and looting hit Paris, Marseille, Lille and other cities; Limoges lost its historic town hall to fire.
Speaking in Bangkok on 17 October, the Anthropic co-founder said AI is changing all fields faster and called for international cooperation on "unusual and serious rules" for the technology.
The Nasdaq dropped 2.15% and the S&P 500 1.1% on Friday, 16 October, as CoreWeave, Broadcom and other AI-linked stocks sold off and oil jumped. The Nasdaq lost about 4.5% for the week, its worst since June.
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine verified at least 328 civilians killed and 2,105 injured in September, 85% more than in September 2025, and said early October was among the deadliest periods in years as Russian attacks on energy intensify.
Visiting a military command post in uniform on 16 October, Vladimir Putin said Russia is carving out a "security zone" in Ukraine along the border and will not make it a subject of peace talks. The Kremlin said the zone spans 660 km, 70% of it under Russian control.
MSCI opened a consultation on reclassifying Indonesia from Emerging Market to Standalone Market, citing opaque shareholdings and suspected coordinated trading. The Jakarta benchmark halted trading after an 8% drop at the open and closed down 11.57% on 16 October.
Bulgaria formally asked NATO on 16 October to deploy combat aircraft and anti-drone systems after drone strikes on Black Sea shipping, while Poland scrambled jets as Russian strikes hit western Ukraine near its border.
Brent settled up 3.7% at $109.86 on Friday, 16 October, its highest close since 19 May, and WTI rose 3.5% to $101.41, Reuters reported, as Middle East tensions and doubts over Russian diesel supply lifted prices.
The US PPI rose 1.3% in September, more than double the 0.6% consensus and the largest monthly gain since March 2022, CNBC reported. Gasoline rose about 20%; Wall Street estimates now put September core PCE near 0.32%.
The UN Security Council on 15 October adopted a presidential statement strongly condemning escalatory Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including “reckless strikes” on King Khalid International Airport that killed 13 and wounded over 300. It also condemned threats to Red Sea shipping.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Baku that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s reaction to a Moscow–Washington diesel agreement is a “direct challenge” to US President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy has said he felt betrayed by the deal meant to stabilise oil prices; Lavrov’s claim is Moscow’s characterisation.
Yemen’s internationally recognised government said Houthi missiles and drones struck the Al-Maashiq presidential palace complex in Aden on 15 October, killing five and wounding 16. It was the first attack on the palace in the current Houthi–Saudi escalation, the Guardian reported.
At IMF/World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh voiced optimism about US growth and a broadening AI-driven investment surge, but declined to preview whether more rate hikes are needed. Markets still expect the Fed to wait until December.
The US dollar headed for its first weekly decline in more than a month against the euro and yen as investors weighed an AI-driven stock selloff and the Fed outlook. CME FedWatch showed about an 87% chance the Fed holds rates later this month, Reuters reported.
The US CPI-U rose 0.6% in September and 3.7% over 12 months, hotter than the 3.6% annual pace economists expected. Gasoline accounted for more than half of the monthly rise; core CPI climbed 2.6% year on year.
Hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Financial Times that Ukraine was "done" pausing attacks on Russian oil sites, Russian officials reported a fire at a Rosneft refinery in Ryazan following a drone attack. Kyiv had held off for about three days after a US-announced energy ceasefire that Moscow never confirmed.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Thursday it destroyed a cruise missile over the Medina region. It did not name a perpetrator. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree denied any operation against Saudi territory that day, calling the Medina claim a lie.
Morgan Stanley reported third-quarter net income of $4.9 billion, or $3.03 a share, on $20.3 billion of revenue. Equities trading revenue jumped 41% to $5.8 billion; Wealth Management took in a record $232 billion of net new assets.
The GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after being hit by an unidentified projectile and catching fire; all 21 crew were evacuated unhurt, Singapore's maritime authority said. Iran's IRGC claimed a mine strike; independent maritime security firm Marisks said there was no evidence confirming a mine.
The dollar eased on Thursday after peaking at an 18-month high following hot US CPI data. Remarks from Fed officials including Michelle Bowman and Mary Daly cooled October rate-hike odds; the 10-year Treasury yield fell toward 5.085%.
Wells Fargo reported third-quarter net income of $6.0 billion, or $1.87 a share, up from $1.66 a year earlier and slightly above the $1.85 analysts expected, according to LSEG data cited by CNBC. Revenue rose 2% to $21.9 billion.
Two senior Iranian officials told Reuters that Tehran is using new tactics to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections. Maritime data show at least five commercial-ship incidents around Hormuz in 48 hours.
Hackers remotely took over refrigeration controllers at around 700 French food retailers, forcing defrost cycles that spoiled stock and caused some fires. Paris prosecutors and the cyber agency ANSSI are investigating; no one has claimed responsibility.
Citigroup reported third-quarter net income of $5.2 billion, or $2.85 a share, above the $2.66 analysts expected according to LSEG data cited by CNBC, on revenue of $23.8 billion, up 8% from a year earlier.
Two cargo ships were hit by drones overnight off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast and one, the HS Dignity, sank with 11 crew missing, Bulgarian officials said. Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the outcome “benefits the Russian Federation” and summoned Moscow’s envoy.
Bank of America reported third-quarter net income of $6.9 billion, or $0.91 a share, down from $8.3 billion a year earlier, after a $1.2 billion regulatory settlement charge. Excluding it, the bank says it earned $8.1 billion, or $1.08 a share.
In a Truth Social post late Monday, President Trump rejected critics’ claims that Beijing and Moscow are aiding Tehran in the US–Iran war, saying any help would be “at a very low level” and that both powers “have too much to lose.”
For the first time since Trump’s weekend “energy ceasefire” announcement, Russia’s overnight summary listed no Ukrainian energy facilities, Reuters reported; ballistic missiles and drones still killed four in Kharkiv and damaged transport and a hospital.
JPMorgan Chase reported third-quarter net income of $15.3 billion, or $5.57 a share, below the $5.85 Wall Street expected, as dealmaking cooled and fixed-income trading slipped 4% even as markets revenue rose 15%.
The IMF forecast 3.1% global growth in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027, but said a steep drop in AI investment could cut world GDP by 1.1% by 2028 (1.8% in the US), while a deeper Middle East war could trim 2027 growth by 0.5 percentage point.
Goldman Sachs posted $5.29 billion in third-quarter profit, or $17.01 a share, well above the $13.02 LSEG consensus, as equities trading revenue surged 72% to $6.44 billion amid Middle East-linked market volatility.
French forces intercepted the oil tanker DF Peak about 450 nautical miles south of Réunion, suspecting a false flag and illicit fuel transport linked to Russia’s shadow fleet; Moscow’s embassy in Paris called the seizure a violation of international law and “piracy.”
A day after President Trump declared on Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine had agreed an immediate energy truce, Kyiv reported new Russian strikes on a Kharkiv power plant and Naftogaz gas facilities. Moscow has not confirmed the deal.
A Reuters analysis of LSEG data shows the index's record run rests on a handful of AI and chip giants, while the median member has gained barely 4% this year.
At least two missiles launched from the Pyongyang area on Monday fell into the sea outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. Seoul called the launch a show of force against its own hypersonic glide vehicle test; Seoul and Tokyo said it violated UN resolutions.
Opening the IMF–World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Kristalina Georgieva said AI spending is offsetting the energy supply shock, but called the technology a "slow-moving tsunami" for jobs and tax systems. A new IMF outlook is due on Tuesday.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg approved the largest single expansion of the bloc's Russia sanctions list since the full-scale invasion, targeting shipyards, aerospace, electronics and the ballistic-missile supply chain.
The dollar index hovered around 102 on Monday, close to last week's 18-month peak, as Middle East tensions and Wednesday's CPI data dominate a week in which traders see an 81% chance the Fed holds rates in October.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated the ICC as an institution, blocking its US assets and barring most US dealings with it, with a 180-day licence to give member states time to negotiate.
The monitoring group Emergency Lawyers blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for Friday's strike in the Abu Shandi area near the Ethiopian border; the UN humanitarian office said it was appalled.
Saudi aviation authorities said Saturday's attack on King Khalid International Airport was the deadliest in any Gulf Arab country since the Iran war began; a US citizen was among the dead.
In a poll of 4,506 US adults, 54% said living costs had risen a lot in the past year and most saw tariffs as an important cause; petrol averaged $4.36 a gallon versus $3.11 a year earlier.
The Reserve Bank of India will supply dollars directly to three state oil companies from Monday and has imposed a 20% reserve on some currency derivatives, as the rupee trades near record lows.
The University of Michigan index fell for a third month in early October; its gauge of current conditions hit an all-time low of 44.7 and one-year inflation expectations rose to 4.7%.
The Dow rose 0.8% and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 0.6% on Friday, logging weekly gains; Brent settled at $104.72 and the 10-year Treasury yield was about 5.24%.
President Trump said Vladimir Putin agreed to release more than 4 million tonnes of diesel to world markets, and the US Treasury issued a temporary licence suspending sanctions on Russian diesel until 7 April 2027.
A pre-dawn strike with guided aerial bombs on Saturday hit a five-storey apartment block and damaged 26 residential buildings; Zelensky linked the attack to the easing of US sanctions on Russian diesel.
The Reserve Bank of India raised the minimum daily cash reserve requirement for banks from 90% to 99% and announced a ₹25,000 crore bond sale, days after lifting the repo rate to 5.50%.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee honoured South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay for promoting peace and international law; President Trump told a rally he had "never heard" of her.
A Reuters analysis found 41 of 62 Republicans in competitive House and Senate races distancing themselves from President Trump, while Democrats expanded their House target list to 66 Republican-held seats.
Ukraine's team led by Kyrylo Budanov holds two days of talks with US envoys on 9–10 October, with Europeans expected to join, while Secretary of State Rubio said a negotiated end to the war currently appears unattainable.
Russian tech company Yandex said on 8 October that one of its five largest data centres, in Ryazan region, had been attacked, while Ukraine's military said it hit the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery in Bashkortostan.
SpaceX rose 3.7% in premarket trading after agreeing to buy a nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio, while T-Mobile US and AT&T fell over 6% and Verizon 5.3%, Reuters reported.
At least 33 people were killed and 18 wounded in Russian glide-bomb strikes on Kramatorsk on 8 October, a day after attacks across Ukraine killed at least 25, local authorities said.
A jump in Russian consumer prices driven by higher housing and utility tariffs strengthened expectations that the Bank of Russia will extend its pause in rate cuts, Reuters said; reserves fell $9.5 billion in a week.
Brent fell about 1.2% to around $103 a barrel on Friday after President Trump said the US would not attack Iran before next month's midterm elections; European shares and US futures rose.
From 7 October to 6 November Russia's Finance Ministry will buy 279.42 billion rubles' worth of foreign currency and gold under the budget rule — 12.7 billion rubles a day, about five times September's pace — on the back of higher expected oil and gas revenue.
Russian investigators have closed the criminal case against Lida Moniava, founder of the Moscow children's hospice charity Lighthouse, who was arrested on 2 September over a post about Ukrainian civilians killed in Russian attacks, her supporters said. Such outcomes are rare in Russia's crackdown on anti-war speech.
Russia's Defence Ministry claimed on 6 October that its air defences destroyed 1,750 Ukrainian drones and 17 Flamingo cruise missiles in a day, above the previous record of 1,671 drones. Moscow was a main target, a key fuel depot was reported hit and more than 200 flights were disrupted; the figures have not been independently verified.
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously on 7 October to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% and switched its stance from "neutral" to "calibrated tightening", citing inflation pressure from higher oil prices.
Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who exposed abuses by Russian forces in Chechnya, was shot dead in the lift of her Moscow apartment block on 7 October 2006, Vladimir Putin’s 54th birthday. Six men were convicted, but no court has identified who ordered the killing.
European stocks and the euro fell on Wednesday, 7 October, as Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel on a storm threat to US oil regions and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, while worries about France's public finances lingered, Reuters reported.
The Sardaana editorial board finds it hard to see the date of Anna Politkovskaya’s murder as a coincidence, and asks similar questions about Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. This is the editors’ opinion; no official evidence of security-service involvement has been presented.
Two merchant vessels were struck by drones about 112 km off Bulgaria's coast on 6 October, in what is believed to be the first such attack inside Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone. One sank with its crew missing; Zelensky said it was a Russian attack, and Bulgaria's prime minister called it a gross violation of international law.
Global shares climbed on Tuesday, 6 October, as Brent crude fell back below $100 a barrel and long-dated US Treasury yields retreated from 24-year highs, Reuters reported. US futures pointed to a record open for the S&P 500 ahead of the third-quarter earnings season.
After a phone call with Emmanuel Macron on 5 October, Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian pilots would begin training on Rafale fighter jets in France "in the very near future" and that Paris is preparing a new package of military supplies.
Turkey's annual consumer inflation slowed to 29.73% in September from 31.51% in August, the statistics institute TurkStat said on 5 October — the first reading below 30% since November 2021. An independent economists' group put annual inflation far higher, at 46.61%.
On 6 October 2026 The Moscow Times reported that, according to its review of regional media and social-media posts since the start of 2026, at least 19 Russian regions have started turning off street lighting to cut costs, with officials in some places saying the “funding limit” had been used up.
Russian forces struck Kharkiv's Slobidskyi district with three guided aerial bombs on 5 October, killing at least six people and injuring 59, among them three children, according to local authorities cited by the Kyiv Post.
European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said on 5 October that the ECB remains on a "middle path" of measured policy and is not on a pre-committed rate path, arguing that weaker demand caused by the energy shock could limit how much further tightening is needed.
The Turkish-owned cargo ship Royad Mammadov, carrying grain from the Ukrainian port of Izmail, caught fire and sank in Romania's exclusive economic zone after a drone attack on 5 October. Romanian authorities said two people were killed and 11 rescued; Zelensky said two Russian drones hit the vessel.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 4 October that the United States is proposing technical-level trilateral talks with Ukraine and Russia before the end of October, possibly in the UAE, and that Kyiv is ready to take part. The same day Russia's Defence Ministry said it would intensify strikes on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on 5 October called an early general election for 29 November after parliament rejected his minority government's housing relief measures, Al Jazeera and Reuters reported. Polls suggest a People's Party-led government backed by Vox is the most likely outcome.
Seven OPEC+ countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on 4 October to keep their required production for November at September 2026 levels, according to an OPEC statement. Bloomberg noted that conflict in the Middle East continues to shut in much of the group's output.
On 5 October 2026 Meduza, citing RBC, reported that a local man who had deserted from a military unit killed three women in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, dismembered the bodies and was detained after traffic police stopped a rented Gazelle truck.
On 5 October 2026 The Moscow Times reported that a military court in Yekaterinburg sentenced Leonid Melekhin, a Perm resident deported from the United States, to six years in a general-regime colony in a “justification of terrorism” case that included an online call to hang Vladimir Putin.
On 5 October 2026 Deutsche Welle reported that a St. Petersburg court sentenced Oleg Kuvaev, creator of the Masanya cartoon series, in absentia to four years and one month in a general-regime colony over an episode that called on Russian soldiers to surrender and desert.
The euro fell as much as 0.8% to $1.1160 on Monday 5 October, its lowest in 17 months, as concern over France's public finances and political gridlock pushed Paris stocks to six-month lows, Reuters reported. It later recovered to about $1.1202.
Right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro won about 47% of the vote in Brazil's first-round presidential election on 4 October, ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on about 45%, with almost all votes counted, BBC reported. Neither reached a majority, so the two face a runoff on 25 October.
Japan's Nikkei closed 2.4% higher at 69,946.86, a three-month high, on Monday 5 October after soft US payrolls cut the odds of a Federal Reserve hike this month to about 18% from 64% a week earlier, Reuters reported. Trade was thin with mainland China and South Korea on holiday.
In a Reuters interview on 3 October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would intensify attacks on Russian oil refineries after intelligence obtained documents of a Russian “new doctrine” allowing broader strikes on civilian infrastructure to push people to leave cities. He said Ukraine would not target civilians indiscriminately; the Kremlin was unavailable to comment, Reuters reported.
On 3 October Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Moscow would continue “systematic” strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and again urged foreign nationals and diplomatic staff not to stay in or travel to Ukraine, Reuters reported. The ministry framed the campaign as retaliation for Ukrainian attacks; AP noted a similar warning had been issued in May.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, 4 October, for an unannounced visit amid intensified Russian attacks, CNBC/dpa and AP reported. Officials said Germany would release €1 billion in military aid and €350 million for energy-sector repairs and finalize joint production of interceptor drones and longer-range weapons.
Spot gold fell 1.08% to $4,132.65 an ounce on Friday, 2 October, while the dollar weakened versus the euro and yen and major US indexes closed higher after soft September payrolls, Reuters reported. The S&P 500 rose 0.68% to 7,718.26; the Nasdaq gained 1.14% to 27,177.77; US 10-year yields ended higher near 5.26%.
G7 leaders agreed on 2 October to a coordinated IEA release of 100 million barrels of crude and diesel over four months, including a substantial diesel front-load within 20 days, after US pressure and a threatened diesel export ban, BBC and Reuters reported. Members also pledged not to impose energy export restrictions among themselves.
The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.8% higher on Friday, 2 October, after touching a more-than-three-month low on Thursday, as retreating oil prices and softer US September payrolls eased near-term Fed hike bets, Reuters reported. Tech led; the index still posted a weekly decline.
The science-fiction novel CHOLBON (Part One. Introduction to the World of Cholbon), the story of a peaceful alien civilization confronting war, dictatorship and political struggle for the first time, could potentially be adapted for film or television.
US nonfarm payrolls rose only 29,000 in September, far below a Reuters poll forecast of 90,000, and August was revised down to a gain of 133,000. Markets cut October Fed hike odds to about 21% from about 26%, while major US indexes closed higher and oil fell, Reuters reported on 2 October.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv had received four proposals — from the United States, India, Turkey and Egypt — for energy and/or Black Sea or food ceasefires, with India’s described as the broadest. Ukraine says it is ready for an energy and Black Sea ceasefire only in combination, and also for an unconditional ceasefire on the current contact line; Moscow has rejected a temporary truce in favour of a comprehensive deal, according to the stated positions.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Ukraine needs at least 300 Patriot interceptor missiles (PAC-2/PAC-3) for minimum winter air defence, citing Ukrainian officials’ estimates that Russia produces about 120–140 ballistic missiles a month and holds roughly 600 in storage. Poland, Belgium and Spain have begun supplying 20mm rounds for F-16 cannons useful against jet-powered drones, with further shipments expected.
An early Saturday, 3 October, Russian strike damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge and suspended traffic, extending a third day of bridge-targeting disruptions after prior closures of three of six road bridges over the Dnipro, AP reported. Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed the bridge was used for military logistics; Ukraine framed the strikes as disruption of civilian life.
Euro area annual HICP inflation rose to a flash estimate of 3.8% in September from 3.2% in August, above a Reuters poll expectation of 3.6%, Eurostat and Reuters reported on 2 October. Energy drove much of the jump; markets still see little chance of an ECB hike in October.
Chipmaker Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion via convertible notes to help finance infrastructure and chip leases, according to Anthropic’s IPO prospectus as reported exclusively by Reuters on 1 October. The facility could cover about one-third of a $125.2 billion five-year TPU lease commitment disclosed in the filing.
On 1 October President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had deployed its FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time and thanked those involved, without naming the target; analysts describe a short-range weapon of about 200 km, Reuters reported.
On 1–2 October Russian drones struck Kyiv’s Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge over the Dnipro, briefly halting metro and road traffic, after a school was hit with pupils unhurt in a shelter; city officials said preliminary checks found no critical structural damage, BBC and Reuters reported.
On 2 October global equities gained and crude prices fell as bond-market volatility eased ahead of the US nonfarm payrolls report, with economists expecting about 90,000 jobs added in September and unemployment near 4.1%, Reuters reported.
On 2 October the gap between French and German 10-year yields pushed past roughly 140–150 basis points, its widest since the 2011–12 eurozone debt crisis, as investors priced in France-specific fiscal risk around the 2027 budget, Reuters and market reports said.
On 1 October the European Commission and Ukraine said they had identified means to cover Ukraine’s 2026 budget and defence needs and steps for timely release, closing debate over a shortfall Kyiv had put near $27 billion; attention now turns to larger 2027 gaps, Euronews reported.
Chinese refiners have paused diesel, gasoline and jet-fuel exports for October outside Hong Kong and Macau as Beijing prioritises domestic supply security, four people briefed on the matter told Reuters on 1 October, with PetroChina cancelling some planned cargoes.
On 1 October President Zelenskyy said Ukraine struck an oil facility in Russia’s Samara region overnight, continuing a campaign that Trump blames for high US diesel prices; energy analysts point instead to Middle East disruption as the main driver, The Guardian reported.
On 1 October the UK Foreign Office announced 31 new sanctions against Russia targeting LNG shadow-fleet vessels, Kremlin disinformation networks, and people accused of torturing Ukrainian civilians or indoctrinating children, as Moscow intensifies air attacks.
On 1 October Moldova’s Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador-designate after three drones entered Moldovan airspace during Russian attacks on Ukraine; two crashed and exploded on Moldovan territory, Moldpres reported.
On 1 October, US and European government bond yields surged to levels not seen in decades after Treasuries’ worst quarter since 1994, as energy costs and growth expectations keep rates elevated, Reuters reported.
On 1 October, Brent crude rebounded above $100 a barrel in European trade after an Asian dip, as markets weighed recovering Gulf shipments against an elusive US–Iran deal; OPEC+ is expected to keep November targets unchanged, Euronews reported.
ADP reported on 30 September that US private-sector payrolls rose by 90,000 in September, the first acceleration in hiring since May, with base pay up 3.2% year over year — a data point markets are weighing ahead of Friday’s official jobs report.
The Commerce Department said August core PCE rose 0.2% month-on-month and 3.0% year-on-year, softer than economists’ forecasts of 0.3% and 3.3%, CNBC reported. Headline PCE was up 0.3% and 3.4% annually versus a 3.7% year-on-year expectation.
In a non-paper sent to NATO and seen by Reuters, Moscow said it would be ready to use its full arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if the alliance tried to isolate the Kaliningrad region, RTÉ reported on 30 September. NATO denounced “irresponsible nuclear rhetoric.”
Ukrainian officials said Russian drones and missiles struck energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other regions overnight, the largest combined attack of that kind since the last heating season, Reuters reported on 30 September. Five people, including a child, were killed nationwide, President Zelenskiy said.
Leaders of Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden wrote that the European Commission’s nearly €2 trillion 2028–2034 budget proposal “will need to be reduced by several hundred billion euros,” CNBC reported on 30 September. They want spending prioritized for defense, innovation and migration control.
France’s 10-year OAT yield is up about 113 basis points since early July — the largest quarterly rise since 1987 — and 61 bps in September, Reuters reported on 30 September. The France–Germany 10-year spread was around 120 bps, the widest since 2012.
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said on 29 September that further policy tightening is likely needed, arguing high energy prices and AI-related investment have knocked the Fed “off course” toward its 2% inflation goal, Reuters reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on 28 September that more than 8,000 North Korean troops remain on Russian territory and preparations are under way to deploy another 10,000, RFE/RL and The Korea Herald reported. He also cited Ukrainian intelligence claiming a new Russian recruitment wave; Putin signed a decree adding 15,500 to authorised army strength.
Australia's Reserve Bank raised the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.60% on 29 September, a 15-year high. The Board said Middle East conflict, higher global energy prices and stronger-than-expected domestic inflation warranted further tightening, and left the door open to more hikes.
A Russian drone strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv killed at least two people on 28 September, Al Jazeera reported citing AFP and Reuters. President Zelenskyy said at least nine people were killed and more than 80 injured in drone strikes across the country, with most of the 120 drones jet-powered.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on 28 September that Ukraine was paying a price for recent attacks on Russia and would continue to do so as Moscow systematically strikes targets there, Reuters reported. Putin had said Friday Moscow was ready to resume talks after Russia's September election but complained of Ukrainian strikes during the vote.
Two-year US Treasury yields have jumped nearly 60 basis points in September, set for the sharpest monthly rise since early 2023, Reuters reported. Energy costs, firmer growth and heavy tech bond issuance are pushing investors toward a higher-for-longer rates backdrop.
The euro has fallen about 2% in September to just below $1.14, near its weakest levels of the year, Reuters reported. European gas above €80/MWh and a French–German 10-year yield gap above 110 basis points are testing the currency's resilience.
Brigadier-General Andrii Biletskyi said Ridkodub, Nove and Katerynivka were liberated and control restored over Karpivka and Novomykhailivka, with 51 km² newly retaken (176 km² total). He claimed over 2,000 Russian losses and 250+ prisoners in this “third season”; Russia’s Defence Ministry separately claimed gains elsewhere. Claims could not be independently verified.
President Trump rejected Iran’s UN-week plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran “overplayed their hand.” UN ambassador Mike Waltz told CNN Iran sought sanctions relief “up front.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said conditions for reopening the strait remain and diplomacy is still an option; more talks are expected this week.
Brent rose about 4% to $108.5 a barrel after Trump rejected Iran’s Hormuz proposal; markets priced a 68% chance of another Fed hike in October. Two-year Treasury yields were up 56 bps in September, their largest monthly rise since February 2023, Reuters reported.
Kharkiv’s mayor said a guided Russian aerial bomb hit an apartment building early Monday, injuring people including children. Over the weekend officials reported multiple civilian deaths in Sumy, Odesa, Zaporizhia and Kyiv; Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 2,200 attack drones, 1,630 aerial bombs and 38 missiles in the past week.
Top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said Tokyo and Washington sent a “very clear” message on the yen last week and he is watching whether markets heed it. The yen spiked through 157 per dollar after his Reuters interview; Japan and the US intervened jointly on 31 July.
Beijing and Washington will each cut tariffs on about $30 billion of the other’s non-sensitive goods, USTR Jamieson Greer said, after last week’s Xi–Trump summit. China’s commerce ministry said a two-month truce extension to 10 January gives room to advance talks.
Germany’s Johann Wadephul met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday — the first such talks since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Wadephul called for abandoning escalation and an immediate ceasefire focused on grain and energy; Lavrov said he heard nothing new. The Leipzig drone dispute and Black Sea shipping also featured.
The University of Michigan’s final September Consumer Sentiment Index slipped to 48.1 from 51.7 in August. Year-ahead inflation expectations jumped to 4.6%, and views of personal finances weakened across the political spectrum, Reuters and U-M reported.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found President Donald Trump’s job approval at 32%, a career low, down from 35% in the prior reading. Republican support fell to 73% from 82%; only 17% approved of his handling of the cost of living. Democrats led Republicans 43%–35% on a generic midterm ballot. Margin of error was 3 percentage points among 1,277 respondents.
US equities rose as crude pulled back and bond yields slipped, easing two pressure points for stocks, according to syndicated Reuters/AP reporting on 27 September. WTI closed Friday near $92.41 and Brent near $104.32, both down more than 2% on the session amid Iran diplomacy signals.
S&P Global’s flash Euro Zone Composite PMI Output Index rose to 53.1 in September from 52.0 in August, well above a Reuters poll forecast of 51.7. Growth was broad-based, with France at a two-year high, though input costs jumped on elevated energy prices.
Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov told Novyny.LIVE, as reported by UNN on 27 September, that Ukraine is preparing a trilateral meeting with the United States and Russia in October. The agenda he named includes ending the war, reducing strikes on energy infrastructure, and shipping security — without presenting a UAE technical venue proposal as a new announcement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he urged US President Donald Trump at a UNGA meeting to press Chinese leader Xi Jinping to use Beijing’s influence over Moscow to help end the 4.5-year invasion. Zelenskyy said he was awaiting feedback after a Trump–Xi meeting.
Investors are focused on the September employment report due 2 October and mid-week PCE inflation data after the Fed’s first rate hike in three years. Futures imply more than a 60% chance of another hike in October, while the S&P 500 sits near records even as most sectors struggle.
Brent fell $2.28 (−2.1%) to $104.32 and WTI $2.20 (−2.3%) to $92.41 after reports that US and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased path including reopening the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian official said Tehran will make no nuclear concessions.
A Friday strike on a high-rise in central Kyiv killed a 14-year-old boy and injured at least seven people there; Mayor Vitali Klitschko said four bodies were found after a daytime office strike and later totals reached about 59 injured. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called the attacks “absolutely savage and sickening.”
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said US President Donald Trump voiced concern about yen weakness at a UNGA summit with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The yen strengthened after the remarks; Japan’s 10-year JGB yield hit a 30-year high of 3.115%.
EU members agreed to release €6.6 billion (about $7.5 billion) from the European Peace Facility after months of delay. EU foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas said €900 million would fund the EU military assistance mission, €1 billion joint procurement and €4.7 billion reimbursements to member states.
Ukraine's president said Washington proposed a trilateral meeting and is expected to suggest a date. He spoke with Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly in New York; Ukrainian negotiators then met US counterparts.
Except for the two-year note, US government bond yields traded above 5% after business activity expanded at its fastest pace in more than five years. The move pushed popular US mortgage rates over 7% and echoed stress in Japan and France.
Beth Hammack said the longer inflation stays high, the harder and costlier it becomes to return to target. She described solid output growth and a labour market near her definition of maximum employment.
The US dollar headed for its first consecutive weekly advances in more than three months as the euro hit a two-month low and sterling neared a three-month trough. The 10-year Treasury yield jumped toward a 19-year peak near 5.22%.
Four strikes in five weeks killed five workers at Ukraine's largest steel plant; the company booked about $1 billion in non-cash impairment. Separately, a Russian drone hit a Kyiv high-rise, killing a 14-year-old boy, Zelenskiy said.
In a pre-recorded UNGA address from Ramallah, the 90-year-old Palestinian president restated the legislative vote date. Obstacles cited include Fatah divisions, Israel's reported refusal to allow ballot materials into Gaza, and no Fatah candidate list yet.