Trade data

1. OPEC+ agrees in principle to keep December oil output targets steady
   OPEC+ has agreed in principle to keep its December oil output targets unchanged, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Oct. 31, ahead of a Sunday online meeting of seven core members: Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan and Oman.
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2. South Korea's October exports jump 93.7% to $115.3 billion as chip shipments surge 259%
   South Korea's exports rose 93.7% from a year earlier to $115.3 billion in October, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources said on Sunday, Nov. 1, per Yonhap.
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3. China's official factory PMI slips back into contraction at 49.3 in October
   China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell to 49.3 in October from 50.1 in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday, Oct. 31, dropping back below the 50 line that separates growth from contraction.
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4. Russia now plans to keep its ban on most diesel exports through January 2027, Bloomberg reports
   Russia now plans to keep its ban on most diesel exports through January 2027, a month longer than sources flagged yesterday, while still letting some cargoes flow under an arrangement between Putin and Trump, Bloomberg reports.
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