U.S. agriculture secretary says the department is seeking ways to reduce diesel costs.

The Wall Street Journal reports US officials said on Sunday all B-1 bombers were pulled from RAF Fairford amid concerns the base could be targeted in a terror attack. The PENTAGON said operational-security constraints previously prevented real-time confirmation of force movements but now confirms all US bombers that had been at Fairford—12 aircraft prior to the withdrawal—have returned to US home stations and retain the capability to conduct global strikes from the United States. The pullback followed UK arrests of six suspects accused of plotting an attack on the base; US and UK officials said a suspected plot was foiled last Sunday and the UK prime minister said there are strong indications of Iranian involvement, though the suspects were later released on bail and investigations continue.

On Oct 5 Russia's Finance Ministry said it will raise foreign-exchange and gold purchases to five times September's level from Oct 7 to Nov 6, allocating 279.42 bln rubles. Average daily purchases will be about 12.7 bln rubles. The purchases will follow the budget rule to channel additional oil and gas revenue into the National Welfare Fund.