Eurozone composite PMI in September rose to a 41-month high; services PMI reached a 10-month high.

European Grain Trade Association expects 2026 soft-wheat production in the EU and UK at 137.5 mln t, down from a July forecast of 140.8 mln t.

At the recent 11th (Autumn) Central SOE Investment and Development Conference, NPC Standing Committee member and vice chair of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee Weng Jieming proposed creating technology-focused state capital management companies to monetize high-quality, stable-cash-flow equity held by SOE investors. Dividend income from existing equity holdings would be used to provide funding for early-stage, high-risk investment in emerging industries.