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    China's September exports jump 36.3%, nine-month surplus nears $1 trillion

    Chinese exports rose 36.3% in September from a year earlier, while the trade surplus for the first nine months of 2026 reached $938.110 billion, according to customs data released on Wednesday, 14 October.

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Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

EU leaders pledge winter lifeline to Zelensky in Brussels

European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

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    Politico reports Trump's waiver also enables sales of Russian diesel that the Graham Act sanctions would have restricted.

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China and the West: decoupling

Von der Leyen's announcement of planned instruments follows the expected playbook; no regulation has yet been adopted.

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