The U.S. Treasury has issued notices to foreign banks that do business with Iran.

As of Oct. 6, the Western Land‑Sea New Corridor's rail‑sea intermodal trains have carried over 1.0 mln TEU year‑to‑date. Sichuan‑Chongqing links with Beibu Gulf ports remain active: Chongqing‑to‑Qinzhou trains moved 120,000 TEU, up 31.7% YoY, with outbound industrial products — auto parts, construction machinery and tyres — rising about 95%. Qinzhou‑to‑Chongqing trains carried 53,000 TEU, up 28.7% YoY; shipments of industrial raw materials including quartz sand, spodumene and zinc concentrate nearly tripled YoY, signalling continued release of hinterland supply‑chain logistics demand.

France industrial production -0.3% MoM in August vs. consensus +0.2%; July revised from -0.4% to -0.6%.