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Moody’s spares France a downgrade as 10-year yield tops 5% Oil slips from six-month highs as Qatar mediates in Tehran China’s Fifth Plenum opens as AI exports mask weak home demand Lula wins, Brazil markets brace for shock sell-off; Tokyo Brazil ETF plunges ~15% Brazil votes today: Lula faces Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff Fed, ECB, BoJ Rate Decisions This Week: Holds Expected, December in Focus Oil is pricing in the next round of war. Brent tops $116 as Iran tensions drag Wall Street lower Global money is bidding for India's biggest growth stories while leaving India’s index Beyond banks: AI layoffs spread to tobacco, chemicals and payments

Agriculture

Global food prices hit highest level since 2022, sugar and cereals jump

Global food prices hit highest level since 2022, sugar and cereals jump

Disruptions at the Black Sea and Hormuz are feeding into food costs. That is a warning sign for import-dependent economi…

News | 9 Oct 2026