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Informa has agreed to acquire events organiser Clarion for £2.24 billion, strengthening its business-to-business live events operations. The company is also reviewing options to separate its academic publishing arm, Taylor & Francis, with a decision expected in March 2027.
New Zealand business confidence rose sharply in the third quarter, but actual trading activity remained soft. The data shows a gap between stronger expectations for future conditions and weaker current demand, highlighting continued challenges for businesses.
The CFTC has opened rulemaking for a federal framework covering leveraged and margined crypto trading after Congress failed to advance broader crypto legislation. The proposed rules aim to give eligible exchanges a national regulatory pathway and strengthen market oversight and consumer protections.
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have retaken several key areas near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthi forces, supported by heavy Saudi airstrikes. The offensive aims to secure the strategic Red Sea shipping route and push Houthi forces away from the area.
Spain has called a snap general election for November 29 after political tensions and a parliamentary defeat over housing measures. The election adds to political uncertainty in the euro area and comes as markets remain sensitive to fiscal and political risks.
The USS George H.W. Bush has arrived in Thailand after six months of operations in the Middle East. The deployment marks a shift in the carrier’s operational focus as it moves to the Asia-Pacific region.
ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel said inflation at 3.8% has not yet produced clear second-round effects. The comments suggest that policymakers are monitoring whether higher prices begin to feed into wages and broader inflation expectations.
European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said the latest energy-price surge creates both upside inflation risks and downside growth risks, with weaker demand potentially limiting how much monetary policy needs to tighten. Lane said underlying inflation indicators do not yet show a persistent upward shift in medium-term inflation and described the appropriate policy approach as a measured 'middle path'. Higher energy costs can suppress household and business demand even as they lift headline prices, complicating the ECB's response after two rate increases during the summer.
UK services growth slowed as higher fuel costs increased inflationary pressure across the sector. The combination of weaker activity and rising costs could complicate the Bank of England’s decisions on interest rates and the broader economic outlook.
Euro-area producer prices rose 1.9% in August as a sharp increase in energy costs pushed overall producer inflation higher. The data highlights renewed cost pressures for businesses and could add to concerns about inflation across the euro area.
G7 and European Union countries are coordinating the release of about 100 million barrels from emergency oil and fuel reserves. The move aims to ease supply pressures and stabilise energy markets amid ongoing concerns over global oil disruptions.
Saudi Aramco has unexpectedly cut its November crude prices for Asian buyers to six-year lows. The move signals weaker pricing conditions in the region and reflects changing expectations for oil demand and market competition.