On Nov. 2 in Beijing, China's agriculture minister Zhang Zhu met Indonesia's agriculture minister Suleiman to deepen bilateral agricultural cooperation. China proposed cooperation focused on rice, palm oil, coffee, coconut, garlic and dairy through technology exchanges, industrial collaboration and adoption of new equipment, targeting agri-industry upgrades, stronger supply-chain resilience and higher value-chain returns. Suleiman said Indonesia seeks Chinese agricultural technology and wants to

Investors are weighing whether U.S. political gridlock could revive gold’s safe-haven appeal after what may be its weakest annual performance in over a decade. Matt Miskin, co-chief investment strategist at Manulife/John Hancock Investment Management, said if 2027 bears any resemblance to 2019 — when gold rallied — the metal’s current weakness could reverse. He added a congressional stalemate would lower the risk that fiscal policy pushes real yields higher. Miskin expects modest Democratic midterm gains with limited policy change, a backdrop he views as constructive for gold.

伊朗外长阿拉格齐在接受半岛电视台采访时表示，伊朗不会因经济压力而屈服，也不会出卖国家的尊严与独立。阿拉格齐强调，伊朗政府、议会、最高国家安全委员会和武装力量之间已达成共识，将共同支持最终决定。他明确指出，伊朗的首席谈判代表仍是卡利巴夫，穆赫辛·雷扎伊提供全力支持，“我们共同决策，共同执行”。在谈及美国副总统万斯的来信时，阿拉格齐表示，如果该信件旨在保持对话渠道畅通，那是一个积极举动；但如果目的是挑拨离间，那将是美国人的又一个错误。他透露，伊方已仔细研究该信件，并在高级别会议上进行了讨论，伊朗将以适当的方式调整相关政策。