Russia's Defence Ministry said on Oct 7 it used land-, sea- and air-based precision weapons and drones in large-scale strikes on Ukrainian targets. It said attacks hit military-industrial plants in Kyiv city and the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Kharkiv that produce and store "Flamingo" cruise missiles and medium-to-long-range UAVs for the "Huodian" company. In Odesa region, it said strikes struck port and ship-repair infrastructure and vessels used by Ukrai

EIA forecasts U.S. oil demand at 20.6 mln b/d in 2026, unchanged from its prior estimate; 20.8 mln b/d in 2027, unchanged.

Temasek International CIO Rohit Sipahimalani says two principal market risks for 2027 are a reversal of the AI investment boom and inflation pushing bond yields higher, which could end the equity rally. He called an unwinding of AI investment the single biggest risk — not imminent but likely to cause disruptions in 2027 — and warned that inflation, combined with a changing interest-rate backdrop, raises the risk that equities could reach a critical tipping point.