Industry insiders say the livelier-than-expected summer points to a busy year-end.

Eurozone inflation fell sharply in August to its lowest level since mid-2021, when the global surge in consumer prices that prompted an unprecedented rise in interest rates was just getting started.

Weakening oil prices jeopardized OPEC+’s plans to gradually reintroduce some barrels into the market as the group seeks to maintain a higher price floor.

Stock futures ticked higher as investors awaited a new readout of the Federal Reserve’s preferred reading of consumer price pressures.

Base metals rose, rebounding across the sector after a sell-off prompted by a stronger dollar weighed on investor appetite.

Nokia shares lost some of the previous sessions’ gains, after the Finnish telecommunications company denied a report that it was selling its mobile-networks business.