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IMF holds 2026 global growth at 3.1% as energy shock and AI boom diverge
The Fund's October World Economic Outlook, released in Bangkok on 13 October, keeps world growth at 3.1% this year and 3.4% in 2027, with global inflation seen rising to 4.7% before easing.
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WTO doubles 2026 goods trade forecast to 3.9% as AI hardware offsets Gulf losses
The World Trade Organization's 8 October outlook lifts merchandise trade growth to 3.9% from 1.9%, with AI-enabling goods accounting for 47% of first-half growth, while services trade is cut to 3.3%.
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Seven OPEC+ producers hold November output steady at 31.01 million barrels a day
Saudi Arabia, Russia and five partners agreed at a 4 October virtual meeting to keep September's quotas in place for a second month, with actual supply still lagging targets amid Hormuz disruption.