First-time unemployment claims stayed below 200,000 for a fourth straight week, but continuing claims rose as hiring remained slow.

Land valuations fell NZ$26.2 billion, outweighing gains in buildings, deposits and pension-linked assets as household saving also eased.

Main Street funded $162.0 million of private-loan investments in the third quarter, with new or increased commitments down from $319.0 million in Q2.

Shipments to the United States weakened even as exports to Britain and China rose, while higher imports reduced Germany’s monthly goods-trade surplus.

Fuel sales led the dollar gains as groceries increased and new vehicle sales offset a decline in used cars, according to Statistics Canada.

The BOJ upgraded Tohoku and Shikoku from July but kept seven other regional views unchanged, with investment and household spending holding up despite uneven conditions.

The FTC and USDA are seeking public comments on business practices in agricultural equipment manufacturing and distribution, including restrictions that may affect repairs, pricing, market entry and farmer welfare.

The final well of the offshore Gabon campaign encountered 300 meters of net pay in Gamba sands and is producing about 1,140 BOPD net to VAALCO.

A 3.9 million-barrel Gulf Coast draw drove the national decline, while Cushing stocks rose and refinery utilization edged up to 92.7%.

The TRA’s initial recommendation would impose a mixed five-year duty on covered Chinese rutile titanium dioxide, with rates of 48.29% for cooperating exporters and 63.66% for others.