U.S. Democrats have outperformed expectations in early returns, picking up a North Carolina Senate seat and exceeding forecasts in several Florida districts. With Roy Cooper winning the North Carolina Senate contest, Democrats still need a net gain of three seats to win Senate control. Florida’s governor and Senate races proved far tighter than Republicans expected; Republican senator Ashley Moody narrowly beat challenger Angie Nixon while the Florida governor’s race remained undecided. As retur

ECB wage tracker showed euro-area wages are projected to slow to 2.4% YoY in Jul–Sep 2027, versus 2.8% expected for Q1–Q2 and well below the 5.3% 2024 peak. The slowdown is a positive for the ECB as it contends with inflationary pressure from the Iran war and the risk of second-round wage-price dynamics. Euro-area household inflation expectations rose slightly in September. The ECB held rates last week after 25bp hikes in June and September; officials said they are prepared to hike again next month if the outlook does not improve, noting wages have not yet shown a clear response but flagging wage overshoots as an upside risk to inflation.

美国总统特朗普：将林肯纪念堂倒影池命名为“特朗普”只是玩笑，是《每日邮报》歪曲报道。