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Indonesian stocks plunge 11% as MSCI proposes emerging market downgrade

Euronews /

Also: Bloomberg Why Indonesia Risks Being Removed From MSCI’s Global Indexes, Financial Times MSCI warns it may cut Indonesia from main indices, The Wall Street Journal Indonesian Stocks Dive as MSCI Weighs Downgrade to Standalone Market

In other languages: Expansión MSCI excluye a Indonesia de sus índices y desata un desplome del 11% (es), Cinco Días La Bolsa de Indonesia se desploma más del 10% ante el riesgo de exclusión del proveedor de índices MSCI (es)

  1. Warsh Vows Price Stability as A.I. Delivers ‘Shock’ to Economy

    Patricia Cohen / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Fed's Warsh Says AI Will Change Monetary Policy Conduct, The National World Bank sets fivefold minerals goal as Fed chairman Warsh flags financial stability risks, MarketWatch Here are the key things Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said — and didn’t say — while Americans were sleeping Thursday night · see all

    In other languages: Le Figaro Essor de l’IA : «Le changement le plus déterminant» pour l'économie mondiale actuelle pour le patron de la Fed (fr), Le Temps Le patron de la Fed voit dans l'IA le «changement le plus déterminant» de sa vie pour l'économie mondiale (fr), Jornal de Negócios Presidente da Fed diz que IA vai mudar "fundamentalmente" o trabalho dos bancos centrais (pt), Handelsblatt US-Notenbank: Fed-Chef Warsh preist „enorme Investitionswelle“ bei KI und gibt Investoren neue Zuversicht (de) · see all

  2. The data centre IPO debacle that sparked a market meltdown

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Nscale's Flagship Data Center Hit by Delays Ahead of IPO

  3. China Proposes Export Controls on AI Models, Chips and Agents

    Nectar Gan / Bloomberg /

  4. Taiwan to Curb AI Chip Exports to China as Part of US Trade Deal

    Tom Giles / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Taiwan ska skärpa exportkontrollen av AI-chip (sv)

  5. Trump administration logs record foreign investment

    Eleanor Mueller / Semafor /

  6. US-Sudan: Burhan pitches Saudi-backed ceasefire and access to minerals in letter to Trump

    Julian Pecquet / The Africa Report /

  7. Bank of England Governor Says Too Early to Make Call on Second-Round Inflation

    Fabiana Negrin Ochoa / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Bloomberg BOE Chief Says Energy Shock Delays 2% Inflation Target

    In other languages: Dagens industri BOE-chefen: Energipriserna har inte spridit sig – än (sv)

  8. Ukraine Resumes Strikes On Russian Refineries

    Amira McKee / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Daily Maverick Ukraine hits Russian refinery as Zelenskiy says ‘we’re done’ with Trump’s energy truce, Kyiv Post ‘We’re Done’: Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries, Financial Times Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries, Zelenskyy says, Semafor Ukraine to restart strikes on Russian refineries · see all

  9. Russia Builds Massive Jet Drone Launch Base Near Ukraine in Just Six Weeks

    Kyiv Post /

  10. China Moves to Prop Up Stock Market With Selling Curbs, Buybacks

    Bloomberg /

  11. Manus on Markets: AI cloud companies face a $8.5 trillion debt challenge

    Manus Cranny / The National /

  12. Revealed: VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to destructive deforestation of indigenous lands

    Stefano Valentino and Ajit Niranjan / The Guardian /

  13. Why Bad News in the Bond Market May Be Good News for Investors

    Jeff Sommer / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Nvidia Partner GMI Cloud Calls CoreWeave’s 15% Yield ‘Insane’, The Wall Street Journal New York City Comptroller Defends Decision Not to Invest in Israeli Bonds

  14. India-US trade pact would be concluded at earliest, in interest of global trade: FM Sitharaman

    The Economic Times /

  15. Healey signals bank tax raid in UK Budget

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Healey Plans to Raise UK Taxes on Banks at Budget This Month, The Guardian John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget, BBC Banks expect to be hit in Budget tax raid

  16. Chinese Firm Offers Russia $2.9 Million in Drone Tech to Help Strikes Deep Inside Ukraine – Investigation

    Kyiv Post /

  17. Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pay rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals

    Mark Sweney / The Guardian /

  18. Africa’s jobs problem is bigger than unemployment

    Margaret Awojide / TechCabal /

  19. White House Ordered Restrictions on Ukraine’s Starshield, Disrupting Drone Defense – Reuters

    Kyiv Post /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Starshield-Einschränkung für Ukraine wieder aufgehoben (de)

  20. Ethiopia: IMF review delay shifts the fiscal test home

    Michael Masrie / The Africa Report /

  21. South Africa’s digital jobs drive faces a $152 million funding test

    Phathisani Moyo / TechCabal /

  22. Conservative AI safety group proposes export controls, visa restrictions

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

  23. US-Ukraine rift not affecting weapons

    Morgan Chalfant / Semafor /

  24. CMA takes first steps to ensure choice in business software

    Competition and Markets Authority /

Earlier today

  1. EU leaders’ summit descends into 3-hour argument over taxing car emissions

    Ben Makuch / POLITICO Europe /

  2. Anthropic Stands Alone as Rest of US IPO Market Slows to a Crawl

    Anthony Hughes and Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg /

  3. Unicredit cleared by ECB to take control of Commerzbank

    Euronews /

  4. France and Germany to allow UK in EU car policy if it aligns on China tariffs

    Financial Times /

  5. Wall Street on Alert for Treasury’s Scott Bessent to Act on Bond Yields Again

    Michael MacKenzie and Alexandra Harris / Bloomberg /