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investingLive Asia-Pacific market news: China beats, the euro wobbles and oil dips
<p dir="ltr">Summary:</p><ul dir="ltr"><li>The euro opened lower on escalating riots in France, drone incidents over the Black Sea and US warnings over EU tech rules, then recovered most of the gap</li><li>Oil edged lower after Trump signed an order waiving some sanctions and duties on Russian energy, with the US set to receive more than 300,000 tonnes of Russian diesel</li><li>Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Iran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz limited oil’s downside</li><li>Putin has proposed a three-way meeting with Trump and Xi on Ukraine, possibly at next month’s APEC summit</li><li>China’s Q3 GDP grew 4.5% y/y, beating forecasts, with September retail sales and industrial output firmer, though investment stayed weak</li><li>RBA Assistant Governor Kent said neutral rates appear to be rising and questioned whether policy is restrictive enough</li><li>BOJ Governor Ueda said anchoring underlying inflation is becoming more important and that appropriate rate hikes help stabilise JGBs</li><li>Gold edged higher, AI data centre financing came under scrutiny, and crypto network Qubic halted after a wallet theft</li></ul><p dir="ltr">
The euro opened the week lower as escalating riots in France added to a run of risk headlines in Europe. Romania’s defence ministry said its F-16s shot down two drones over Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea on Saturday, while the US ambassador to the European Union warned that European companies could face severe retali
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<p dir="ltr">Summary:</p><ul dir="ltr"><li>The euro opened lower on escalating riots in France, drone incidents over the Black Sea and US warnings over EU tech rules, then recovered most of the gap</li><li>Oil edged lower after Trump signed an order waiving some sanctions and duties on Russian energy, with the US set to receive more than 300,000 tonnes of Russian diesel</li><li>Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Iran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz limited oil’s downside</li><li>Putin has proposed a three-way meeting with Trump and Xi on Ukraine, possibly at next month’s APEC summit</li><li>China’s Q3 GDP grew 4.5% y/y, beating forecasts, with September retail sales and industrial output firmer, though investment stayed weak</li><li>RBA Assistant Governor Kent said neutral rates appear to be rising and questioned whether policy is restrictive enough</li><li>BOJ Governor Ueda said anchoring underlying inflation is becoming more important and that appropriate rate hikes help stabilise JGBs</li><li>Gold edged higher, AI data centre financing came under scrutiny, and crypto network Qubic halted after a wallet theft</li></ul><p dir="ltr">
The euro opened the week lower as escalating riots in France added to a run of risk headlines in Europe. Romania’s defence ministry said its F-16s shot down two drones over Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea on Saturday, while the US ambassador to the European Union warned that European companies could face severe retali
