Russia's central bank gold and foreign-exchange reserves stood at $723.5 bln in the week to Oct. 9, down from $733.2 bln a week earlier.

EU leaders convened in Brussels on October 15 for a two-day summit chaired by European Council President Costa. Commission President Von der Leyen, Parliament President Metsola and leaders of the 27 member states are attending. Agenda items with market and policy relevance include EU competitiveness, energy prices, the 2028–2034 long-term EU budget, support for Ukraine, security and defence, migration, EU enlargement and the Middle East.

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