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The Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded annually for outstanding contributions to the field of economic sciences.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics goes to US economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford. This was announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Economic Sciences.
The Nobel was awarded for their work on the "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm said on Monday.

In the second quarter of 2026, Italian household income grew by 0.4%, but purchasing power fell by 0.9%. The propensity to save drops to 6.7%, while the average monthly expenditure stands at 2,782 euros.

The Court of Auditors notes an increase in commercial documents and taxable income in 2026, attributing part of the growth to the obligation to combine POS and electronic registers. The real impact on tax revenue will only be verifiable in 2027.

The president of Istat Francesco Maria Chelli reports the halt in the recovery of nominal wages from inflation. In 2026, against a contractual wage growth estimated at 2.5%, acquired inflation stands at 3.0%.

The Italian airlines Ita Airways, Neos Air and Aeroitalia ask ENAC to block Emirates' plans for the Milan Malpensa-Lima route. Lombardy governor Attilio Fontana is in favor of the expansion, calling the restrictions absurd.

The MPS board of directors meets to evaluate Intesa Sanpaolo's offer and the future of CEO Luigi Lovaglio's plan, after the support of shareholders makes the approval of alternative strategies unlikely at the meeting on 29 October.

Agcom fined Retelit Digital Services and Tekmind a total of 822,500 euros due to irregularities in teleselling and telemarketing, including failure to prevent spoofing of telephone numbers.