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THE MOAT as it stood at 24 October 2026, 07:47 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Moody’s Keeps France’s Credit Rating Unchanged

Don Nico Forbes / The Wall Street Journal /

Also: Financial Times France avoids downgrade from Moody’s in boost for Macron’s government, Bloomberg France Avoids Moody’s Downgrade in Reprieve After Week of Crisis, The New York Times France’s Avoids a Debt Downgrade From Moody’s, but Is Given a Warning, Le Monde Moody's holds France's credit rating steady despite budget and political uncertainty · see all

In other languages: Neue Zürcher Zeitung INTERVIEW - Frankreich wird zu einer Gefahr für die Finanzmärkte: «Es macht den Anschein, als habe die Regierung teilweise die Kontrolle über das Land verloren» (de), El País Moody’s mantiene la calificación de la deuda soberana de Francia en medio de la crisis política y el malestar social (es), Handelsblatt Staatsfinanzen: Frankreichs Schuldenkrise verschärft sich – Moody’s hält Kreditrating trotzdem stabil (de), Jornal de Negócios Apesar da instabilidade social e política, Moody's segura rating de França (pt) · see all

  1. Trump to cut Canadian tariffs after pressure from Republicans

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ US-Zollpolitik +++: USA heben offenbar Zölle auf bestimmte kanadische Waren auf (de), Svenska Dagbladet USA lättar på Kanada-tullar – höjning på kanoter (sv), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 가성비 전기차의 반란…후발주자 리프모터의 역습 (ko), Asahi Shimbun 対カナダ50%関税、一部撤廃 トランプ氏、中間選挙で候補者後押し (ja), Dagens industri Uppgifter: USA slopar vissa tullar (sv) · see all

  2. Trilateral peace talks with Russia, US negotiators to begin in November, Zelensky says

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Carney Warns Starlink Manipulation Puts Ukrainian Lives at Risk, Al-Monitor Zelenskiy says Ukrainian, Russian and US negotiators to meet in early November in Abu Dhabi

    In other languages: Le Temps En Europe, le mouvement pour contrer le monopole de Starlink s’organise (fr), Svenska Dagbladet Europa är Elon Musks gisslan (sv)

  3. Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say

    Edward Wong / The New York Times /

    Also: Financial Times Intelligence memo warns Iran plotting to kill Americans in Middle East

  4. Oil price rises above $117 a barrel amid fears US will renew strikes on Iran

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

    In other languages: Het Financieele Dagblad Dreigende escalatie rond de Perzische Golf drijft olie- en gasprijs verder op (nl), Diario Financiero Dólar salta $ 10 este viernes y cierra la semana en máximos desde abril de 2025 por el incansable rally del petróleo (es), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 美 중간선거 후 이란 공습설에…유가 117달러 뚫었다 (ko)

  5. Mass blackouts reported across occupied Crimea

    Rebecka Pieder / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Massive Blackout Hits Russian-Occupied Crimea After Drone Attacks

  6. Instacart in talks with DoorDash and Uber for sale: report

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Instacart Considers a Potential Sale, Sparking Share Rally

  7. South Korea's central bank signals shift to high-rate era

    bne IntelliNews /

  8. India is not living in isolation, says Piyush Goyal, as India-EU FTA and several trade pacts pave the way for German R&D

    The Economic Times /

    Also: Mint India’s commerce and industry ministry working to identify AI proof sectors: Piyush Goyal

  9. China pays Russia less for gas than it pays Turkmenistan, Carnegie finds

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  10. US LNG Project Developer Funded by Russia’s Novatek, FT Says

    David Stringer / Bloomberg /

  11. China’s luxury brands are ready to elbow western rivals aside

    Financial Times /

  12. UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab

    BBC /

  13. Russian Diesel Tanker Heads to New York After Trump-Putin Deal

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Al-Monitor Exclusive-First Russian diesel from Putin-Trump deal heading for US, data shows, Bloomberg Ship With Russian Diesel Signals US Port After Trump-Putin Deal, The Kyiv Independent First tanker with Russian diesel under Trump deal heads to US, Reuters reports, Euronews First Russian diesel shipment is heading to US under Trump-Putin deal · see all

  14. ‘Disrupter’ exchanges battle for ETFs in challenge to NYSE and Nasdaq

    Financial Times /

  15. Can the world still trust America? | Martin Wolf on the US midterms | FT

    Financial Times /

  16. Zelensky Lays Out Ukraine’s Conditions for Lasting Peace

    Sevinj Osmanqizi / Kyiv Post /

  17. Sodium, the new white gold?

    Elena Horrillo / El País /

  18. OpenAI Resumes Training AI, But Without Internet Access

    Rachel Metz / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times OpenAI resumes frontier AI training after security overhaul, discloses flaw in widely used software

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Nach Hacks: OpenAI will Spitzen-KI ohne Internet trainieren (de)

  19. ‘Interceptors Still Not Coming’ – Zelensky Says US Has Yet to Authorize Patriot Deliveries

    Kyiv Post /

  20. Fast-fashion group Shein agrees to pay US$100 million to settle US FTC probe

    The Business Times /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Shein concorda em pagar US$ 100 milhões para encerrar investigação da FTC nos EUA (pt)

  21. Inside the cyber flaw scramble that brought the AI threat to life

    Sam Clark / POLITICO Europe /

  22. India Regulator Orders Options Trainer Avadhut Sathe to Refund INR 5.46B

    Samie Modak / Bloomberg /

  23. Eight in ten Argentines barely make it or fall short by the end of the month, survey finds

    MercoPress /

  24. Historic monetary tightening, benign output dynamics: Rising R-stars across the Atlantic

    Mátyás Farkas / CEPR /

Earlier today

  1. ‘Black October’: cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking

    Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian /

  2. SpaceX-Tesla merger could face antitrust scrutiny

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

  3. Big Paydays Ahead for Anthropic's Early Backers

    Bloomberg /

  4. Kremlin-seized German company Metro AG transfers 1 billion rubles to Russian military without approval

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

  5. US executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian control

    Financial Times /