• NAB lifted its 2026 global growth forecast, citing resilience despite the earlier shock from higher energy prices.
• Renewed energy-price spikes, rising short- and long-term interest rates, and fading fiscal stimulus flagged as key near-term tests for activity.
• US Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 bp this month; NAB expects another 25 bp increase in December.

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