THE MOAT

The business of the world.

THE MOAT Daily with the world's top business stories. Subscribe

THE MOAT as it stood at 13 October 2026, 08:45 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Trump faces Russia diesel deal blowback

Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

Also: Financial Times Trump-Zelenskyy diesel spat reignites Europe’s White House angst, Sky News Trump defends Russia diesel deal

In other languages: Børsen Trumps aftale med Putin handler om meget mere end diesel (da)

  1. Visa Approved to Prepare Domestic Payments Business in China

    Paige Smith / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 40년 만에 만리장성 넘은 비자…102억장 카드시장 열렸다 [차이나 워치] (ko), Jornal de Negócios China abre porta para americana Visa entrar no mercado de cartões bancários (pt)

  2. Houthi assault on Saudi airports strikes at MBS’s economic vision

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Telegraph Who are the Iran-backed Houthis and why are they attacking Saudi Arabia?, Bloomberg Saudis Say New Missiles Intercepted After Deadly Airport Attacks, Sky News Message of defiance from Iran-backed Houthis | The World with Yalda Hakim

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Mehrere Fluggesellschaften streichen Flüge nach Saudi-Arabien (de)

  3. Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack

    The Guardian /

    Also: Semafor Cyberattack destroys food at hundreds of French grocery stores, The Japan Times Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food, Le Monde A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems

    In other languages: Le Figaro Faille logicielle, frigos à 35 °C, des millions d’euros perdus : les dessous de la cyberattaque inédite qui a frappé les supermarchés français (fr), Le Temps Une cyberattaque inédite paralyse les installations frigorifiques de centaines de supermarchés français (fr)

  4. India’s Rupee Rescue Faces Test From Oil, Inflation and Outflows

    Anup Roy / Bloomberg /

    Also: Mint RBI's rupee rescue faces test from oil, inflation and outflows

  5. Katayama to be first Japanese chair of IMF-World Bank development panel

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Katayama to Be First Japanese Chair of IMF-WB Development Panel

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 片山財務相、世銀・IMF合同開発委員会の議長に 日本から初めて (ja)

  6. World Economy Holds Up But Nears Limits of Resilience, IMF Says

    Jorgelina do Rosario / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’

  7. AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Japan Times AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says

  8. Zuckerberg says Meta has reached AI ‘frontier’ and rejects calls for slowdown

    Financial Times /

    Also: MarketWatch Meta is back on the AI leaderboard with its new family of Wonder models, Bloomberg Muse Wonder Puts Meta's Aggressive AI Push in Focus, Semafor Meta has reached AI ‘frontier,’ Zuckerberg says

    In other languages: Expansión Zuckerberg dice que Meta ha alcanzado la "frontera" de la IA y rechaza frenar su desarrollo (es), Valor Econômico FT: Mark Zuckerberg diz que a Meta atingiu a 'fronteira' da IA e rejeita pedidos de desaceleração (pt)

  9. China gets spiky on currencies

    Financial Times /

  10. Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say

    Patrick Commins and Jonathan Barrett / The Guardian /

  11. Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on how to stabilise economies

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Guardian Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises, Financial Times Two economists who transformed crisis management win Nobel Prize, Le Monde Economics Nobel Prize awarded to Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, who rebuilt the macroeconomic analytical framework

    In other languages: El País Michael Woodford y Robert E. Hall ganan el Nobel de Economía por sus propuestas para suavizar crisis y burbujas (es), Valor Econômico Nobel premia estudos sobre efeitos das expectativas no consumo, inflação e juros, diz professor da PUC-Rio (pt), Jornal de Negócios Nobel para o “manual de instruções” da economia moderna (pt), Brazil Journal Como estabilizar uma economia? Os vencedores do Nobel têm a fórmula (pt) · see all

  12. Lobbying, lawyers and a media blitz: the fight to kill the Church of England’s £100m slavery compensation fund

    John Collingridge / The Guardian /

  13. IMF raises India's growth forecast for FY27 and FY28 amid strong domestic demand, credits AI for helping world economy

    Mint /

  14. Zambia’s $1.5bn IMF reset: The fiscal slippage behind Hichilema’s new deal

    Leanne de Bassompierre / The Africa Report /

  15. Why Haidilao’s US$14.9 million credit line to founder is fuelling China tax speculation

    Daisy Wu / South China Morning Post /

  16. Number of multiple-debt borrowers in Japan hits 12-year high

    The Japan Times /

  17. Iran Is Fortifying Nuclear Sites and Rallying Its People for a Return to Fighting

    Benoit Faucon / The Wall Street Journal /

  18. Thai migrant labor crunch leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled

    The Japan Times /

  19. What will it take for Europe to win in physical AI?

    Sifted /

  20. ‘Squeezing the cow without stopping the milk’: Ghana’s dilemma over Tullow’s tax debt

    ‘Femi Asu / The Africa Report /

  21. Blackstone COO flags tech disruption, geopolitical conflicts as global risks; says India's investment climate improving

    The Economic Times /

  22. The Ceuta fears shaping Spain’s election

    Zoya Sheftalovich / POLITICO Europe /

  23. Brazil blames human action for the fires sweeping the Amazon

    MercoPress /

  24. IMF trims Latin America’s outlook to 2.3% and sharply cuts Argentina’s

    MercoPress /

Earlier today

  1. Musk injects $275mn into Republicans’ fight to retain Congress

    Financial Times /

  2. The diesel crisis is testing the limits of globalisation

    Financial Times /

  3. EU to Cap Chinese Hybrid-Vehicle Imports at 350,000 Units Annually, Official Says

    Edith Hancock / The Wall Street Journal /

  4. NATO’s Top Commander Lays Out Plan to Thwart a Russian Attack on the Alliance

    Daniel Michaels / The Wall Street Journal /

  5. British airbase plot 'almost certainly directed' by Iran Guards: UK PM

    Al-Monitor /