Indian rupee hits a two-month high against the dollar on higher-than-expected inflows from overseas Indians.

Ghana Cocoa Marketing Company said adverse weather and disease are stressing trees and 2026/27 cocoa output could fall by more than one-third, exacerbating tightness in global chocolate raw material supply. Managing director Kofi Dogbe forecast production of 470,000–620,000 tonnes, versus about 760,000 tonnes last season. Dogbe’s range is below Bloomberg’s 650,000-tonne estimate last month.

EU foreign policy chief kallas said on Wednesday member states called for new sanctions on Russia after an attempted drone strike at Leipzig/Halle airport. The airport, a major eastern German civil cargo and NATO logistics hub and base for several Antonov An-124 transport aircraft, was the target. Germany accused Moscow, calling the incident part of a hybrid campaign to intimidate countries that backed Ukraine and to sow internal divisions; Russia denied involvement and vowed to respond to alleged "anti-Russian actions." kallas said the attack "bears all the hallmarks of state-supported terrorism" and pledged a firm response. The EU is studying sanctions aimed at Russia's military-industrial complex. France's foreign minister urged action against a reported "shadow fleet" of vessels accused of evading energy sanctions.