Amid ongoing concerns over inflation, commodities continued to rise, posting the strongest gain for an otherwise mixed week for global markets through Oct. 8, based on a set of ETFs.

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* Global rebound at risk from supply bottlenecks, rising energy prices and inflation
* Congress faces a challenging autumn as crucial legislation awaits approval
* China property bonds tumble as default worries lurk over industry
* Inflation threat rises as energy prices increase
* Analysts predict that the recent surge in corporate earnings has peaked
* America’s port crisis, born of supply chain disruption, shows no sign of easing
* US payrolls didn’t surge in September as jobless benefits were cut
* US companies added fewer jobs than expected in Sep, close to Aug’s gain: