Brent topped $111 on Tuesday, its highest level since May, before easing Wednesday as traders weighed a Gulf export recovery

Purchase applications dropped 7% and refinance applications fell 2% as the 30-year fixed rate eased to 7.41% from 7.50%

Petrol averaged 169.5 pence per litre, the highest price since August 2022, as motor fuel costs jumped 29.8% from a year earlier

Investors are pressing Paris on its deficit as a divided parliament negotiates the 2027 budget and Moody's rating decision looms

The FAO index rose 1.5% in September from August as shipping disruptions and weather concerns squeezed grain and sugar supplies

Housing starts slipped 5.2% to 1,221,000 and builder sentiment reached its lowest level since June 2012 as rates rose