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THE MOAT as it stood at 28 October 2026, 09:17 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Chancellor targets cost of living crisis in budget for a ‘difficult moment’

Pippa Crerar and Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

Also: Bloomberg UK Budget Day: Here's What to Expect From Healey, Sky News The Budget | Chancellor John Healey announces economic plans

  1. Anthropic’s IPO needs believers to bridge it to the payoff

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

    Also: Sky News Anthropic building the very thing it warns about, Exponential View 🔮 Anthropic’s S-1 in charts, Financial Times Anthropic’s seven founders tighten grip ahead of blockbuster IPO, Bloomberg Anthropic Mum on Investment Grade as It Warns of More Debt · see all

    In other languages: Het Financieele Dagblad Anthropic geeft beleggers wel economische voordelen maar geen inspraak (nl), Der Spiegel Anthropic-Börsengang und Microsoft-Jobabbau befeuern Angst vor KI-Blase (de)

  2. SK Hynix profits soar amid roaring AI chip demand

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg SK Hynix Posts Record Profit Amid AI Rush

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) SK하닉, 분기 매출 첫 100조 돌파…100원 팔아 80원 남겼다 [종합] (ko), Handelsblatt Chip-Hersteller: Nvidia-Zulieferer SK Hynix vervielfacht Gewinn – KI-Boom treibt an (de)

  3. Chinese Government to Speed Bond Sales to Stimulate Growth

    Iris Ouyang and Shulun Huang / Bloomberg /

    Also: South China Morning Post Yulan bond debuts in Dubai amid Beijing’s yuan-denominated asset push, The Business Times Chinese government to speed bond sales to stimulate growth

  4. The Fed Is Off Its Own Reaction Function. It Should Tell Us Why.

    Jason Furman / Peterson Institute (PIIE) /

    Also: Bloomberg Fed Seen Holding Rates With Nod to December: Decision-Day Guide, The Business Times Gold holds above US$4,000 as traders look to US Fed rate decision

    In other languages: Le Figaro Dette, inflation, intelligence artificielle… La Fed et la BCE sous la pression des marchés (fr), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) [밤 사이 해외뉴스 영상] Fed '금리 동결' 전망에 사모펀드 3000억달러 빚 폭탄 경고 (ko), Jornal de Negócios Tecnológicas e petróleo mais barato dão força a Wall Street na véspera de Fed (pt)

  5. Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Largest Steel Plant, Chemical Factory Amid 531 Drone Claims

    Julia Struck-Feshchenko / Kyiv Post /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Missile War Monitor: Ukrainian drones damage the industrial zone of Russia's Novomoskovsk, home to the Azot chemical plant

  6. Anthropic IPO Shutout Sends Asia’s Investors Into Proxy Bets

    Abhishek Vishnoi / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Anthropic, Meta and the K-shaped company

  7. Ambani’s Jio to make Mumbai trading debut after record US$3.2 billion India IPO

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Jio’s IPO Surge Ends Tata’s Reign as Most Valuable India Group, Financial Times Ambani’s $130bn Jio soars in India’s biggest listing

  8. US-Friendly Nations Slash Treasury Purchases by 60%, Led by Asia

    Ruth Carson and Masaki Kondo / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Japan Times U.S.-aligned countries, led by Asia, slash U.S. Treasury purchases by 60%

  9. Russia wants deal with NATO to reshape Europe's security order, Zelensky says

    Martin Fornusek / The Kyiv Independent /

  10. Safeguards Against ‘Trojan Horses’ in EU Will ‘Bite Hard,’ Warns Enlargement Chief

    Tvp World / Kyiv Post /

  11. Brazilian markets tumble on Lula's election victory

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Ausência de consolidação fiscal pode pressionar perfil de crédito do Brasil, diz Moody's (pt), Diario Financiero Las señales que esperan los inversionistas del nuevo mandato de Lula en Brasil (es), Expansión Lula afronta una encrucijada fiscal tras el desplome de los mercados brasileños (es), Estadão O Brasil e o cenário fiscal: a situação das contas demanda imediato tratamento pelo governo eleito (pt) · see all

  12. US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, according to Pentagon estimate

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Daily Maverick US costs of Iran war rise to over $47bn, according to Pentagon estimate

  13. Why China is defying global inflationary tide—and what it means for the world

    Mint /

  14. German chemicals giant BASF raises profit guidance after Iran war price hikes

    Euronews /

  15. Revealed: UK relied on £2bn of ‘questionable accounting’ to hit its climate-aid goal

    Josh Gabbatiss / Carbon Brief /

  16. China’s hybrid car exports to EU up 200%; response to Tesla’s ‘flying car’: 7 EV reads

    Scmp / South China Morning Post /

  17. Oil Prices Rise as Houthi Militants Target Saudi Energy

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

  18. Putin lectured Nordic leaders on Russian history during latest call, FT reports

    Dmytro Basmat / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: POLITICO Europe The Putin call dividing EU leaders

  19. The AI bubble already popped — in China

    Financial Times /

  20. More heat pumps would actually be good for the grid, researchers find

    Alison F. Takemura / Canary Media /

  21. Will Ghana take Tarkwa from Gold Fields? Five questions behind Africa’s mining showdown

    Kent Mensah / The Africa Report /

  22. Gulf states working on multipart peace deal to avert renewal of US-Iran war

    The Guardian /

  23. AI maths advances raise fears over security of global encryption

    Financial Times /

  24. Down by the River Thames, a failure to build holds back Britain’s growth

    The Japan Times /

Earlier today

  1. IMF Strikes Preliminary Argentina Deal As Market Return Dims

    Patrick Gillespie / Bloomberg /

  2. China's 'national team' state funds intervene amid market rout

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  3. Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

    Anton Troianovski / The New York Times /

  4. Anthropic details ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing

    Financial Times /

  5. Infineon to Invest €1.1 Billion in Key Austrian Chip Factory

    Shona Ghosh / Bloomberg /