EU foreign policy chief kallas said southern Lebanon should host an international presence to preserve security and stability, and related deployment plans are currently under negotiation.

NZD gave up earlier gains and turned lower versus the dollar in European morning trade on Thursday as risk sentiment weakened. Renewed Houthi attacks, including a strike on a Saudi airport, pushed Brent crude toward $102/bbl amid rising fears of further strikes on Saudi oil facilities and tighter supply. Higher oil lifted US Treasury yields as markets priced stronger energy-driven inflation, capping further USD weakness after Asian-session declines. Those moves offset a modest dollar dip following Fed minutes, which showed policymakers remain concerned about inflation but left market expectations for the Fed to hold rates in October unchanged.

WTO总干事恩戈齐·奥孔乔表示，全球贸易正面临八十年来最严峻的考验；面对日益碎片化的世界，必须重新构想供应链以确保其韧性。