Federal Reserve minutes: officials said future data will determine the path of interest rates.

China's National Day film box office (Oct. 1–7, incl. presales) exceeded 1.1 bln yuan. Chinese studios are building in-house overseas distribution networks and planning global releases from early production stages; an industry executive says networks now cover six continents, 130+ countries and over 1,000 cities. Policy backing: the 2026 national film bureau chiefs meeting urged promoting Chinese films abroad and expanding high-level openness and international reach. The national film development special fund will continue to reward overseas distribution and sales, providing support proportional to revenues.

German Handelsblatt reports Germany and France are seeking to further relax plans to phase out internal-combustion-engine vehicles. Merz and Macron reached an agreement on the auto sector: France conceded on ICE phase-out timing/scope, and Germany agreed to soften its "buy European products" procurement requirement.