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THE MOAT as it stood at 25 October 2026, 13:32 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

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  1. How France Became the Poster Child for Debt Woes

    James Mackintosh / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Mint France’s debt crisis explained: Could it trigger another euro zone meltdown?

    In other languages: Estadão França escapa de rebaixamento de nota de crédito, mas recebe séria advertência (pt)

  2. Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in its tightest runoff in recent history

    MercoPress /

    Also: Financial Times Bolsonaro and Lula face off in knife-edge Brazil election

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Präsidentenwahl: Vor Stichwahl: Lula und Bolsonaro kämpfen um letzte Stimmen (de)

  3. French Bond Rout Puts Crisis at Heart of ECB Succession Endgame

    Mark Schroers and Craig Stirling / Bloomberg /

  4. SoftBank’s Son Plans $50 Billion Malaysia Tech Outlay, PM Says

    Anuradha Raghu / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times SoftBank’s Son plans US$50 billion Malaysia tech outlay: Anwar Ibrahim

  5. Russia Launche 1,600 Bombs and 2,300 Drones Over Past Week

    Kyiv Post /

  6. Ukraine strikes Russian titanium plant more than 1,400 kilometers from border, monitoring channel claims

    Kateryna Hodunova / The Kyiv Independent /

  7. Video: Markets Look to Big Tech for AI Payoff

    Bloomberg /

  8. Airbus to hold talks with BAE over role in GCAP fighter jet programme

    Financial Times /

  9. US military gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to sensitive tracking data

    Tom Perkins / The Guardian /

  10. Goldman cuts Kospi 12-month target by 25% as AI trade unravels

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Goldman Cuts Kospi 12-Month Target by 25% as AI Trade Unravels

  11. Musk Claims Ukraine Breached Starlink Terms, Kyiv Rebuts

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Ukraine’s Military Starlink Is Working Again, Kyiv Says

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Satellitenverbindung von SpaceX laut Ukraine wieder stabil (de), Dagens industri Ukraina har stabil Starlink-uppkoppling igen (sv)

  12. Here’s the real signal to watch for the Fed’s next move

    Michael Kramer / MarketWatch /

  13. Disenchanted Netanyahu supporters are prize of Israel election campaign

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg Israel Election 2026: War-Focused Campaign Masks Underlying Economic Schism

  14. North Korea Expands Missiles and Drones With Russian Help

    Kyiv Post /

  15. Bust companies revived in ‘phoenix’ deals more likely to fail again, study finds

    Simon Goodley / The Guardian /

  16. Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

    Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

    Also: BBC Budget 2026: No more fat to trim for 'squeezed middle'

  17. Route 67 shows how Nelson Mandela Bay gets in its own way

    Graham Taylor / Daily Maverick /

  18. Israeli central bank rejects Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions

    Financial Times /

    Also: Al-Monitor Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions, Bloomberg Bank of Israel Slams Netanyahu’s Anti-Sanction Crypto Scheme

  19. Looming rate hike raises the question: Is it better to battle inflation or win the trade war?

    John Turley-Ewart / The Globe and Mail /

  20. The Year AI Ate Math

    Steven Strogatz / The Atlantic /

  21. Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says

    Jack Ewing / The New York Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Autobauer: Trump bestätigt Handelsblatt-Bericht: Audi baut neues Werk in den USA (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Fabrik in Georgia: Der Audi-Chef macht sich zu Trumps Wahlhelfer (de)

  22. Renewables' share of world electricity rises to 34% as nuclear slips to 9%

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  23. India's private capex pipeline surges 39% to Rs 99.7 lakh crore, risks rise: Report

    The Economic Times /

  24. Why economic health no longer dictates stock-market returns

    Mark Hulbert / MarketWatch /

Earlier today

  1. Trump defends tariffs at rally as he says Audi to build U.S. plant

    The Japan Times /

  2. Sinking Profits Turn China’s $3.5 Trillion Stock Rout Into Trap

    Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg /

  3. Sanctioned Russian energy giant secretly funded US gas project, NYT reports

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

  4. US lawmakers demand answers from Elon Musk over Ukraine Starlink restrictions

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

  5. Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage

    Mark Landler / The New York Times /