Commodities
Iraqi troops move to retake Kirkuk from Kurdish control
Iraq has taken control of key areas of the disputed city of Kirkuk, seizing the international airport, a key oil field and a military base in what is an oil-rich area bordering the Kurdistan Region.
Three dead as Hurricane Ophelia batters Ireland's southern coast
Ireland’s southern coast has been hit by a major storm caused by Hurricane Ophelia, leaving three people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes without power.
Empire State manufacturing index rises further in October
Factory activity in the jurisdiction of the Federal Reserve bank of New York picked up in October, the results of a widely-followed survey revealed.
Puigdemont defies Madrid deadline for clarification in Catalonia dispute
Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has ignored an ultimatum from Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy to formally clarify whether he has declared independence for the region.
Chinese CPI weakens in September, but factory gate inflation quickens
Price pressures in China abated last month at the consumer level, even as factory gate prices jumped, as food price deflation intensified.