Bloomberg Brazil’s consumer prices rise less than expected in September, supporting the central bank’s view that inflation peaked just above 10% and will start to slow as rising borrowing costs cool down the economy. Inflation accelerated to 10.25% from a year ago, its fastest pace since February 2016, and to 1.16% from the month prior, the national statistics institute reported. ...

Bloomberg European manufacturers are increasingly strained by global supply-chain problems that are pushing up prices and may last well into next year. A gauge by IHS Markit measuring business activity in manufacturing falls last month by the biggest margin since April 2020 — the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Growth in new orders, output and employment slowed considerably. “Supply issues ...

Bloomberg Elon Musk plans for Tesla Inc.’s electric-car plant near Berlin to start producing vehicles as early as next month even as the US company still awaits final approval for the project that’s been delayed by legal challenges. The factory is to begin making Model Y cars in November or December, Musk said during a visit to the site in ...