UK house prices rose 0.5% in the year to October 2026, the slowest since January 2024, Nationwide said on October 30, citing mortgage rates and energy costs.
From October 31, 2026, India cut the windfall tax on petrol exports to nil and raised it to Rs 11.5 a litre on diesel and Rs 11 on ATF; pump prices unchanged.
China's official manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3 in October 2026 from 50.1, data showed on October 31, while high-tech manufacturing stayed in expansion.
India's foreign exchange reserves fell $1.27 billion to $719.75 billion in the week to 23 October 2026, a seventh weekly drop, RBI data released on 30 October showed.
US GDP grew at a 3.4% annual rate in Q3 2026, BEA said on October 29, while September PCE inflation rose to 3.6% year on year.
Ex-RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said on October 27, 2026 India should not spend reserves defending a rupee level, as the rupee is down about 6% this year.
Private equity investment in Indian real estate fell 31% to $1.66 billion in January-September 2026, with foreign investors' share at 15%, Knight Frank said.
India's industrial output grew 6.7% in September 2026, MoSPI said on October 28, as 7.6% manufacturing growth was offset by a 6.2% fall in mining.
The Conference Board's US consumer confidence index rose 7.5 points to 91.7 in October 2026, its first rise in four months, data released on October 27 showed.
The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve held about 282.6 million barrels in the week to October 23, 2026, its lowest since 1982, after emergency releases this year.
China's industrial profits rose 14.4% year on year in September 2026, up from 4.2% in August, official data released on October 27 showed, led by electronics and commodities.
Germany's Ifo business climate index rose to 90.2 in October 2026 from 89.9, the Ifo Institute said on October 26, led by manufacturers' brighter expectations.
SBI Chairman C.S. Setty said on October 26, 2026 the RBI may raise the repo rate 50 bps to 6% in December, then pause until March 2027.
The Bank of Russia kept its key rate at 14% on October 23, 2026 and raised its year-end inflation forecast to 7.1%-7.6%; the next meeting is December 18.
India's HSBC flash composite PMI rose to 56.7 in October 2026 from 55.9, a four-month high led by services, while hiring slowed to its weakest pace this year.
Knight Frank estimates stamp duty from £5m-plus English home sales fell a net £541m in 18 months after the 2024 surcharge rise, as sales dropped 14%.
At the Berlin Global Dialogue on October 23, 2026, Piyush Goyal said the EU's carbon border tax and steel duty would raise Europe's costs and inflation.
The RBI's October 2026 Bulletin, released on October 23, says strong fundamentals and policy steps are steadying India's economy as West Asia tensions push up inflation.
Japan's core inflation rose to 2.1% in September 2026 from 1.7%, data released on October 23 showed, topping the Bank of Japan's 2% target.
Turkey's central bank cut its one-week repo rate to 36% from 37% on October 22, 2026, its first cut since January, as inflation fell below 30%.
The Bank of Korea kept its base rate at 3.00% on October 22, 2026, pausing after hikes in July and August, with inflation at 2.9% and growth stronger than expected.
The RBI rejected every bid at its Rs 23,000 crore Treasury bill auction on October 21, 2026, despite ample demand, as the 10-year yield rose to about 7.44%.
Japan's exports rose 16.7% year on year in September 2026, the 13th straight gain, led by a 49.4% jump in chips, but missed forecasts; the trade deficit narrowed to 536.6 billion yen.
At RBI's SAMVAD 2026 on October 20, 2026, officials called India's economy stable but flagged AI valuations, geopolitics and non-bank lending as rising risks.
UK Chancellor John Healey has ruled out raising capital gains tax in the October 28, 2026 Budget and will lean on a bank levy, reports said.
NPPA capped trade margins on 137 anti-cancer drugs at 30% on October 17, 2026; prices may fall up to 70% from November 9.
Uganda told the IMF on October 16, 2026 it is ready to start a new Extended Credit Facility and aims to raise its tax-to-GDP ratio from about 14% to 20%.
Bank credit rose 19.4% to about Rs 230 lakh crore by 30 September 2026, RBI data showed, lifted by FCNR deposits; the October rate hike is expected to slow growth.
The RBI on October 16, 2026, approved merging Emirates NBD's Mumbai, Chennai and Gurugram branches into RBL Bank, effective December 1, 2026.
India's foreign exchange reserves fell $8.58 billion to $726.03 billion in the week ended October 9, 2026, RBI data released on October 16 showed: a second big weekly drop.
RBI data on October 15 show India's August current account deficit fell to $5.2 billion and a record NRI deposit surge gave a $45.4 billion BoP surplus.
New York Fed President John Williams said on 13 October 2026 one more rate hike may be appropriate this year but none is needed in 2027, unlike market bets.
China's producer prices rose 5.0% in September 2026, the fastest since June 2022, on oil and metal costs; consumer prices rose 0.9%, data showed on 14 October.
The US Social Security Administration on 14 October 2026 set a 3.6% cost-of-living rise for 2027, lifting the average retirement benefit by about $75 a month.
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Oct 9, 2026, backed Prop 42, which would cancel a one-time 5% billionaire tax and bar future wealth taxes.
easyJet said on October 8, 2026, it will cut up to 700,000 more winter seats as jet fuel prices soar; Ryanair, Wizz Air and Jet2 have also trimmed capacity.
The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report, released October 13, 2026, warned bond yields could spike in a disorderly way as debt and AI-linked borrowing rise.
The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1% from 3.0%, reports of its October 2026 outlook say, as AI investment cushions the energy shock from war.
UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2026, released October 9, sees world growth at 2.6% in 2026, Asia giving 59% and India growing 7.3%.
The Finance Ministry begins pre-Budget meetings for 2027-28 on October 12, 2026, running to mid-November to fix revised and new spending estimates.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said in Bengaluru on October 9, 2026 that the India-US trade deal is concluded and only legal drafting remains.
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on October 7, 2026 that AI-driven demand and an energy supply shock are pulling the world economy in opposite directions.
The RBI will sell dollars directly to IOC, HPCL and BPCL from October 12, 2026 and has tightened forex derivative rules to support the weak rupee.
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