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The pressure intensified last week as oil surged to $110 a barrel for the first time since May, stoking inflation concerns, and investors turned their attention to the trillions of dollars being borrowed to build AI infrastructure

UK housing market showing signs of mortgage rates impact, Rightmove says Reuters

Oil slips as Trump's sanction waiver may lead to more Russian fuel supplies Reuters

Indonesian markets extended their selloff, with stocks deepening their worst rout in almost 30 years and losses spreading to bonds and the rupiah after MSCI Inc. warned the country may face a two-step downgrade.

The violence that rocked France this weekend as cost-of-living protests degenerated into looting and burning nationwide is raising alert levels across Europe, where elections will be held in at least half a dozen countries next year.

Riots came at a point when bond sentiment had been stabilizing.

Indonesian markets extended their selloff, with losses in bonds and the rupiah, after MSCI warned of a potential downgrade. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens talks about the potential buffers against foreign selling. (Source: Bloomberg)

Wheat rose after weekend strikes between Russia and Ukraine made any deal to restart exports from the two major producers increasingly unlikely.

The US is making another push to broaden its influence in resource-rich Central Asia and the Caucasus, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio visiting Uzbekistan, as American businesses are expected to sign deals with regional companies.

Oil prices pulled back from a five-month high as traders weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East against surprisingly resilient supply. Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are intensifying, with fresh strikes and attempted attacks targeting the kingdom and its key energy infrastructure. Matthew Mu