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THE MOAT as it stood at 16 October 2026, 19:02 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

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  1. Starlink access still not fully restored for Ukraine’s military, says Zelenskyy

    Jennifer Rankin and Andrew Rothin Kyiv / The Guardian /

    Also: Kyiv Post Europe Has No Starlink Replacement as Ukraine Faces Satellite Disruptions

  2. 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 New York Times Indonesian Stocks Plunge as MSCI Threatens to Drop Market from Indexes, The Wall Street Journal Indonesian Stocks Dive as MSCI Weighs Downgrade to Standalone Market · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Bolsa da Indonésia teve a pior queda em 28 anos. Despromoção da MSCI explica tombo (pt), 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), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 세계 누비는 美 헬기가 '한국산'…글로벌 방산社 직거래 뚫은 韓 중소기업 (ko), Handelsblatt Südostasien: MSCI droht Indonesien mit Index-Rauswurf – Börse verliert heftig (de) · see all

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

    Tom Giles / Bloomberg /

    Also: MercoPress The Falklands dispute threatens Argentina’s bid to join the trans-Pacific trade pact, The Wall Street Journal China Proposes Export Controls on AI Technologies, Financial Times China unveils draft export controls on AI technologies and chips, The National China targets AI technology exports with new controls as US trade truce frays, Semafor Taipei restricts China chip sales to appease the US · see all

    In other languages: Le Grand Continent Pékin prépare un contrôle inédit sur l’exportation de ses modèles d’IA (fr), Asahi Shimbun 中国、AI技術の輸出規制強化 覇権争いや悪用リスク背景に流出阻止 (ja), Dagens industri Taiwan ska skärpa exportkontrollen av AI-chip (sv)

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

    Patricia Cohen / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Energy Shock Filtering Through US Economy Complicates Fed’s Job, Euronews Fed’s Warsh sees AI boosting productivity but gives no signal on next rate hike, Financial Times Dollar weakens as Fed’s Warsh declines to hint at October rate rise · 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), Diario Financiero Aumentan las apuestas a que la Fed mantendrá las tasas en octubre tras comentarios de Warsh (es) · see all

  5. Attacks on Ukraine’s power plants show Russia has given up on military victory

    Andrew Roth / The Guardian /

  6. Video: Chip Stocks Set for Longest Losing Run Since 2008

    Bloomberg /

  7. Ukraine Launches Pilot Project to Deliver Medical Supplies and Donor Organs Through Drones

    Kyiv Post /

  8. Houthi strikes expose Saudi Arabia's vulnerabilities

    Mohammed Sergie / Semafor /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Com apoio do Irã, houthis ampliam ataques e expõem vulnerabilidades da Arábia Saudita (pt)

  9. Zelenskyy warns 20M Ukrainians could flee to Europe if Russia wins war

    Sebastian Starcevic / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: Kyiv Post Millions of Ukrainians Could Flee Again This Winter: UN

  10. Can Lufthansa’s TAP takeover challenge Air France-KLM in Africa?

    Salimata Koné / The Africa Report /

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios MNE alemão diz que compra da TAP pela Lufthansa vai fortalecer a Europa como localização (pt)

  11. Brazen Russian Attacks Are Testing NATO

    Daniel Michaels / The Wall Street Journal /

  12. EU summit ends without budget deal as Ukraine seeks €40bn for 2027 defence

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Nscale IPO: Data Center Delays Show Risks for the Neoclouds

    In other languages: Dagens Næringsliv Nscale-senter med forsinkelser, inkassokrav og manglende regnskap (no)

  14. Citi becomes latest US bank to restrict AI agents from accessing accounts

    Financial Times /

  15. Trump throws Putin another lifeline with diesel deal

    Iker Seisdedos García and Ignacio Fariza / El País /

    Also: The New York Times Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin

    In other languages: Het Financieele Dagblad Na Trumps dieseldeal en de Starlinkstoring lopen spanningen tussen VS en Oekraïne verder op (nl)

  16. Western open-weight models still can’t beat China

    Rina Chandran / Rest of World /

    Also: Sifted Are open-weight AI models safe?

    In other languages: Dagens industri Daniel Ek och Nvidias vd slår ett slag för öppna AI-modeller (sv)

  17. African energy's 'Big Bang' moment

    Alexis Akwagyiram / Semafor /

  18. Ukraine, Hungary Agree to ‘Reset’ Ties, Péter Magyar Says

    Kyiv Post /

  19. AI infrastructure debt costs soar amid investor concerns

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

  20. Bank of Japan Must Ensure Underlying Inflation Doesn’t Go Above 2%, Ueda Says

    Peter Landers / The Wall Street Journal /

  21. In Europe’s tech capital, Irish labor unions are booming amid AI-driven layoffs

    Ellen O'Regan / POLITICO Europe /

  22. UK police force pays out after claims it protected officers accused of abusing women

    Vikram Dodd Police / The Guardian /

  23. JP Morgan deepens critical minerals push

    Kyle Fitzgerald / The National /

  24. UAE had ‘clear incentives’ to influence Telegraph coverage, Ofcom finds

    Financial Times /

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. FirstFT: Healey signals tax raid on banks in UK Budget

    Financial Times /

  4. Ukraine Strikes Russian Refinery After Moscow Breaks Trump’s Energy Ceasefire

    Anastasiia Malenko / The Wall Street Journal /

  5. Unicredit cleared by ECB to take control of Commerzbank

    Euronews /