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• New single-family home sales in the US fell 0.6% m-om to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 in September 2026, down from a revised eight-month high of 680,000 in August

• New orders for US-manufactured durable goods increased 1.8% m-o-m in September 2026, following an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in August and exceeding market expectations of a 1.5% rise.

• Bank lending to Eurozone households increased 3.1% y-o-y to 7.3 trillion euros in September 2026, matching August’s pace and market expectations

Domestic

• Wheat sowing in India has reached 11,000 hectares as of October 23, against 27,000 hectares a year earlier, as a deficient southwest monsoon raises concerns over soil moisture and irrigation availability.

• India is negotiating FTAs with several countries and groups, with talks with Chile "quite ripe" for conclusion and Canada making good progress, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.

• RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urged state governments to ensure quality of expenditure and adopt prudent borrowing and cash management practices for the benefit of their long term fiscal health.

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