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India's inflation reached 5.54% in September, up from 4.82% in August, according to CNBC, a 22-month high driven by food and transport costs.
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According to Le Journal du Coin, the CLARITY Act failed the procedural vote in the Senate on September 15. A motion to reconsider exists, but no new vote has been scheduled as of October 12, 2026.
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SWI Group, listed on Euronext Amsterdam, raised €800 million from institutional investors to develop its AI computing projects in Europe and the United States, according to CoinDesk and Cryptoast.
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According to Le Monde Informatique, Amazon Web Services unveiled on October 7 an open source suite that combines its cloud services with Nvidia components to take a robot from prototype to production.
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France's energy regulator, the CRE, announced on October 12, 2026 a further 6.6% increase (incl. VAT) in the benchmark gas price on November 1, following those of September and October.
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Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, two American economists, have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics. According to BFM Business, their research focuses on economic agents' expectations and on the conduct of monetary policy.
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EU foreign ministers formally approved on October 12, 2026 a new set of sanctions that Kaja Kallas presents as the largest expansion of the list since the start of the war.
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Opening the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Kristalina Georgieva said the rise of AI is supporting growth, above all in Asia, despite the energy crisis.
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The 91st Paris Motor Show opens Monday in Paris. According to BFM Business, Chinese brands account for 10% of European sales and will make up more than a third of the 60 exhibitors; Emmanuel Macron is opening the show.
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Lawmakers take up the Social Security budget in committee on October 12, 2026. According to BFM Business, the pension freeze is stirring reactions and the left is threatening a no-confidence motion, while the final vote is scheduled for October 27.
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Donald Trump has announced a deal for Russian diesel shipments ahead of the midterm elections. According to CNBC, analysts see the volumes as too small to weigh on prices.
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A European Commission official said hybrids made in China will be capped at 350,000 units a year, a quota that rises by 6% annually, according to BFM Business.
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A European official said on October 12, 2026 that the agreement with Beijing caps Chinese hybrid imports into the EU at 350,000 units a year. China, for its part, points to at least 302,000 vehicles a year.
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On BFM Business, BYD Vice President Stella Li said France is on the short list of sites under consideration for a plant, despite a production delay in Hungary.
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According to Cointelegraph, Andrew Bailey, FSB chair, considers cross-border stablecoin supervision not yet mature and calls on the G20 to back AI governance practices.
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On BFMTV, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said the agreement announced by Donald Trump does not change EU sanctions. She remains cautious about any possible price cuts.
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In its pre-budget report published on October 12, 2026, the Institute for Fiscal Studies urges John Healey to decide, in the October 28 budget, how to handle spending pressures linked to inflation and defense.
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According to CNBC, the People's Bank of China has bought gold for 23 straight months, while the country's imports reached a record $158.8 billion in the first eight months of 2026.
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Donald Trump says Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to an energy ceasefire. Volodymyr Zelensky says he supports it and is awaiting details from Washington; the Russian position has not been established.
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Energy, El Niño and borrowing costs threaten developing countries, UNDP warns ahead of the Bangkok meetings. The Financial Times, for its part, points to resilient growth but worrying public debt.
