黎巴嫩总理：外交和改革是恢复主权与稳定的道路。

Monex Europe analysts say the Bank of England could raise rates in November in response to an energy-price shock, but the move may not support sterling because the shock is also weighing on growth. They flag continued fiscal risk ahead of the Oct. 28 budget; Chancellor Healy has stressed fiscal discipline but most fiscal buffers have been exhausted. Analysts say sterling faces two-way risk until the fiscal position is clarified.

The Iranian rial fell to a record low on Tuesday, trading above 2.5 mln rials per US dollar in Tehran’s currency market, highlighting the ongoing Middle East conflict’s drain on Iran’s economy. The move comes 27 days after a prior record of 2.2 mln per USD on Sept. 2; the currency has repeatedly hit new lows since fighting erupted in February. Iran’s top diplomat said indirect US-Iran talks to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz had become "more serious." The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ chief spokesman on Tuesday called on US civilians to protest the conflict.