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THE MOAT as it stood at 13 October 2026, 17:47 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

U.K. Spy Agency Confronts Escalating Hybrid War With Russia and Iran

Max Colchester / The Wall Street Journal /

Also: The Guardian Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says, The New York Times MI5 Chief Warns of Growing Iranian and Russian Threats to U.K., Al-Monitor Iran and Russia ramping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says

  1. Bulgaria suggests Russia behind ship attack that left 11 sailors missing

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian Two ships hit by drones of unknown origin off Bulgarian coast – Europe live, The Wall Street Journal Drone Attacks on Ships Sailing Near NATO Waters Present Fresh Test for the Alliance

  2. How not to revive Europe’s auto industry

    Financial Times /

  3. Visa Approved to Prepare Domestic Payments Business in China

    Paige Smith / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Visa gets approval for China card business ahead of Trump-Xi summit

    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), Estadão Visa obtém aprovação para atuar na China e disputar mercado de pagamentos do país (pt)

  4. AI is an inflation problem, Fed’s Goolsbee says

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Inflação ligada ao 'boom' de IA está 'saindo da linha', diz Goolsbee, do Fed (pt)

  5. Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may ‘self-replicate’ to hijack everyday devices

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Anthropic varnar: Snart kan AI föröka sig (sv), Valor Econômico Modelos de IA poderão em breve se ‘autorreplicar’ sem acesso a centros de dados, alerta Anthropic (pt)

  6. Cracks Grow Across the AI Trade as Memory-Chip Stocks Tumble

    Abhishek Vishnoi and Winnie Hsu / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian Chip stocks slide after Broadcom boss likens AI investing to ‘casino’, The New York Times Chip Stocks Tumble on A.I. Spending Fears and Rising Chinese Competition

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Investir na IA é como apostar num casino? CEO da Broadcom afunda fabricantes de "chips" (pt)

  7. Debt: 'France is not Greece, and repeating the mistakes of the 2010s would be costly for everyone'

    Le Monde /

  8. CFTC Staff Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades

    Bloomberg /

  9. Russia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirms

    Dan Sabbagh Defence / The Guardian /

  10. Botswana reportedly nears deal for 25% De Beers stake as Anglo American sale advances

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Bloomberg Botswana Said to Near Agreement on Size of Its De Beers Stake

  11. Kimberly-Clark, Kenvue Win Conditional EU Approval for $40 Billion Tie-Up

    Edith Hancock / The Wall Street Journal /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Após concessões, UE aprova aquisição da Kenvue pela Kimberly-Clark (pt)

  12. IMF sees Saudi Arabia, UAE and Gulf neighbours shrinking in 2026 as Hormuz stays shut

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Semafor The IMF cuts its 2026 growth forecasts across the Gulf, The National Manus on Markets: IMF warns of global economic risks as Gulf recovery hinges on Hormuz

  13. China's Deposit Insurance Fund is strikingly underfunded

    Tianlei Huang / Peterson Institute (PIIE) /

  14. War Collides With Saudi Ambition at a Gathering of Oil Powers

    Lisa Friedman / The New York Times /

  15. A SpaceX launch shortage is fueling a $100 billion investing spree

    Christine Ji / MarketWatch /

    Also: Bloomberg SpaceX Plan to Launch 456 Starships a Year in Texas Under Review

  16. This Kenyan founder built a tool to help startups find funding faster

    Kenn Abuya / TechCabal /

  17. Raising taxes on investments, estates and benefits could keep Social Security from running out of money. Here’s who could pay the most.

    Alessandra Malito / MarketWatch /

  18. Britons travelling to Europe told not to apply for delayed Etias visa waiver

    The Guardian /

  19. The WHO searches for a new leader as US funding dries up and trust in science wanes

    Patricia R. Blanco / El País /

  20. Nigerians used 90% of 2025’s internet data volume in eight months

    Progress Godfrey / TechCabal /

  21. Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back

    Taylor Telford / The Guardian /

  22. UAE and Saudi Arabia account for almost 90% of $2.98 billion of startup capital raised in 2026

    Ed Clowes / Semafor /

  23. 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, Financial Times FirstFT: IMF sounds alarm on dire public finances, Semafor AI spending to drive global growth higher, IMF forecasts, France 24 IMF upgrades 2026 global growth forecast but war and debt threaten outlook, The Guardian IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’, Bloomberg Surging Bond Yields Are Top Risk to Financial System, IMF Says, MarketWatch This one chart from the IMF tells the entire story of the world economy this year, BBC Three things we've learnt about the UK economy from the IMF, The National IMF urges UK to stay course on deficit reduction, Sky News IMF raises UK growth forecast to 1.3% but warns of inflation and AI bubble risk | Ed Conway analysis · see all

    In other languages: Der Standard Internationaler Währungsfonds: Weltwirtschaft wird erst 2027 wieder stärker zulegen (de), Dagens industri IMF pekar ut riskerna mot marknaden – AI, räntan och cyberhot (sv), Børsen IMF slår alarm over voksende statsgæld (da)

  24. Lubetkin warns Flávio Bolsonaro that “it is not easy to leave Mercosur”

    MercoPress /

Earlier today

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

    Al-Monitor /

  2. Trump faces Russia diesel deal blowback

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

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

    Financial Times /

  4. Orbital Data Centers Risk Becoming Military Targets in Space

    Gerry Doyle and Sana Pashankar / Bloomberg /

  5. European gas hits Iran wartime high

    Financial Times /