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Politics · SPÖPress ✓ 5 outlets · decision per ORF, SN, trend.at, oe24, Heute

SPÖ bodies unanimously elect Holzleitner and Kucher as acting dual leadership

New since the previous days: the federal party executive has formally approved the agreement reached on Sunday. The duo leads the party immediately, Babler remains vice chancellor for now, and his future is open.

The SPÖ’s presidium and federal party executive voted unanimously on Thursday, October 8, to approve what the federal party leadership, the state party chairs, the federal women’s chair and the head of the trade unions had agreed on Sunday (ORF, SN, trend.at, oe24, Heute). Eva-Maria Holzleitner and Philip Kucher will run the party with immediate effect until a regular party congress. Holzleitner remains women’s minister and women’s chair, Kucher parliamentary group leader in the National Council.

According to an SPÖ statement, Andreas Babler remains vice chancellor for the time being, until Markus Marterbauer takes over as planned in early 2027. Marterbauer, who could not attend in person because of an EU finance ministers’ meeting, joined the executive by video link. In the party there is hope that, once he has fully recovered from his cancer, he will also take over the party chairmanship (ORF, Börse-Express). What becomes of Babler himself is open; nothing was decided. According to one report, a party congress is planned for the first quarter of 2027.

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unanimousdecision of the presidium and federal party executive on Thursday
Early 2027planned handover of the vice chancellorship to Marterbauer
Q1 2027planned SPÖ party congress
Culture · Nobel PrizePress ✓ 3 outlets · citation per the Swedish Academy

2026 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Canadian poet Anne Carson

The Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, October 8, to 76-year-old Canadian Anne Carson (20 Minuten, Börsenblatt, Bote der Urschweiz). She is honored for a bold and inventive body of work that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature. Carson is the 19th woman to receive the prize.

The decision was announced by Ingrid Carlberg, who has been the Academy’s Permanent Secretary since June 2026. According to the reports, Carson was reached by phone in Iceland. Last year the prize went to the Hungarian László Krasznahorkai. The award ceremony is planned for December 10 in Stockholm.

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Head of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm; each year she announces the name of the Nobel laureate in literature.

World · EnergyPress ✓ 5 outlets · prices per CNBC, details differ

Oil price jumps on fears of new US strikes on Iran, Trump rules out attack before midterm elections

Oil prices rose sharply on Thursday, October 8: according to CNBC, Brent gained 4 percent to $104.28 a barrel and WTI 3.6 percent to about $91.5 (CNBC, finanzen.at, Euronews). The trigger was a report by The Atlantic magazine on possible new American strikes on Iran; NBC had earlier reported that Trump was considering new strikes in the coming weeks. CNBC also cites nine attacks on tankers in and around the Strait of Hormuz the previous week. Finanzen.at puts Brent at $102.80 during the day; the figures depend on the time of day.

Later Trump said, according to CNN, CNBC and XTB, that the US would not attack Iran before the midterm elections on November 3; “productive talks” were under way. The naval blockade of Iranian ports remains in force. Prices then eased somewhat, with Brent falling below $104. For Austria this matters mainly for fuel prices: the fuel price cap runs until November 30 and only partly dampens the rise.

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Weather · AustriaPress ✓ 3 outlets · warning situation keeps changing

Cold front ends autumn warmth: storm and heavy rain, warnings for several federal states

A cold front crossed Austria on Thursday. According to Vienna.at, weather warnings from the Unwetterzentrale were in effect for seven federal states, including Vienna and Lower Austria; in the west the focus was heavy rain, in the east strong wind. oe24 reported a storm warning for Vienna; in the evening the wind was expected to pick up, at times strongly, from Upper Austria eastward.

Kosmo speaks of a noticeable drop in temperature; in the east, up to 23°C had still been possible beforehand. oe24 mentions snow in the mountains; severe hail is not expected, according to Kosmo. The exact warning situation changes during the day; the maps from GeoSphere Austria and the Unwetterzentrale are the binding reference.

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Markets · Vienna Stock ExchangePress ✓ 4 outlets · prices per dpa-AFX, finanzen.at

Vienna Stock Exchange: ATX loses 0.78 percent to 6,560.57 points, Lenzing plunges 16.6 percent

The ATX closed on Thursday, October 8, at 6,560.57 points, 0.78 percent below the previous day (finanzen.at, finanzen.ch, wallstreet-online, Ariva); the intraday low was 6,503.62. For the week it is down 2.34 percent, and up about 22.6 percent since the start of the year. Bank stocks stayed under pressure: Raiffeisen Bank International lost 3.29 percent to €55.85. The biggest loser was Lenzing, down 16.64 percent to €10.42, after the announced capital increase with subscription rights. Porr gained 3.99 percent to €31.25, Verbund 3.01 percent.

The ECB reference rate rose slightly to $1.1186 per euro from 1.1177 on Wednesday (dpa-AFX). In the US, the S&P 500 closed down 0.47 percent at 7,765.36 points, WTI rose 3.60 percent to $91.50, and gold gained 0.20 percent to $4,157.0.

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In brief
  • ATX 6,560.57 (−0.78%); Lenzing −16.64%, Porr +3.99%finanzen.at, wallstreet-online
  • ECB reference rate $1.1186 per euro (Wednesday 1.1177)dpa-AFX
  • Wall Street Thursday: S&P 500 7,765.36 (−0.47%), WTI $91.50 (+3.60%), gold $4,157.0 (+0.20%)Market data
  • Nobel Prize in Literature to Anne Carson20 Minuten, Börsenblatt
  • Brent +4% to $104.28, fears of new US strikes on IranCNBC, Euronews
  • Trump: no attack on Iran before the midterm elections on November 3CNN, CNBC
  • SPÖ executive: Holzleitner and Kucher unanimously acting party leadersORF, SN
  • Cold front: warnings for seven federal states, snow in the mountainsVienna.at, oe24
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Unverified — what we could not confirm

“Marterbauer will soon be SPÖ leader too.” According to ORF and Börse-Express, there is hope in the party that, once fully recovered, he will take over the chairmanship. No decision has been made.
“The US will attack Iran in the coming weeks.” The Atlantic and NBC reported this, and it pushed oil prices up. Trump said, according to CNN and CNBC, that there would be no attack before the midterm elections on November 3.

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  • Donald Trump, US-Präsident Truth Social · 10/8Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US is having productive discussions with Iran; per CNN and CNBC he said there would be no attack before the Nov. 3 midterms.

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INSIDESPÖ bodies unanimously elect Holzleitner and Kucher as acting dual leadershipPolitics · SPÖ2026 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Canadian poet Anne CarsonCulture · Nobel PrizeOil price jumps on fears of new US strikes on Iran, Trump rules out attack before midterm electionsWorld · EnergyCold front ends autumn warmth: storm and heavy rain, warnings for several federal statesWeather · AustriaVienna Stock Exchange: ATX loses 0.78 percent to 6,560.57 points, Lenzing plunges 16.6 percentMarkets · Vienna Stock Exchange