Microsoft (MSFT.O): Lumen will provide full cloud networking capabilities for Azure.

Emerging-market currencies slipped as investors awaited Middle East developments and US economic releases due later this week. An index of developing‑market currencies fell 0.2% to a one‑month low. The South Korean won weakened as foreign equity outflows offset export support. US President Trump said he wants to give diplomacy more time before deciding whether to resume strikes on Iran after this week’s midterm elections. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group FX strategist Lloyd Chan warned that a resilient US labor market would reinforce expectations of further Fed tightening, while elevated oil prices would further burden regional energy importers; rising US Treasury yields alongside high oil will continue to pressure regional FX.

Switzerland real retail sales YoY +1.6% in September, down from 3.20% previously.