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The Federal Reserve Will Release Its Interest Rate Decision Today. Here’s What to Watch.

Colby Smith / The New York Times /

Also: Bloomberg Fed Seen Holding Rates With Nod to December: Decision-Day Guide, The Business Times Asian stocks advance as AI rally returns ahead of Big Tech earnings, Fed decision

In other languages: Valor Econômico Otimismo com IA impulsiona ações em NY antes de decisão do Fed (pt), Jornal de Negócios Decisão da Fed e 4 outras coisas que precisa de saber para começar o dia (pt)

  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, Meta and the K-shaped company, Bloomberg Anthropic Mum on Investment Grade as It Warns of More Debt · see all

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

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Der Spiegel BASF profitiert stark vom Irankrieg und erhöht Gewinnprognose (de), Handelsblatt Chemie: BASF verdient operativ mehr und hebt erneut Prognose an (de)

  3. 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), Jornal de Negócios Petróleo sobe 2% e volta a passar os 116 dólares. SK Hynix devolve euforia ao setor dos "chips" (pt)

  4. 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%

  5. Chinese Government to Speed Bond Sales to Stimulate Growth

    Iris Ouyang and Shulun Huang / Bloomberg /

  6. 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

  7. Oil Prices Rise as Houthi Militants Target Saudi Energy

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

  8. 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

  9. Nigeria revises gas pipeline access code as regulator flags $30bn-$50bn investment need

    bne IntelliNews /

  10. AI Is Finding a Flood of Bugs, and Silicon Valley Is Rushing to Fix Them

    Kate Conger / The New York Times /

  11. AI takes on the paperwork clogging India’s court system

    Zoë Schiffer / Semafor /

  12. Qatari mediators present Iran with new deal to end the war, official says

    Al-Monitor /

  13. African gas producers are benefiting as investors rethink risk

    Alexis Akwagyiram / Semafor /

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

    Jason Furman / Peterson Institute (PIIE) /

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) [밤 사이 해외뉴스 영상] Fed '금리 동결' 전망에 사모펀드 3000억달러 빚 폭탄 경고 (ko)

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

    Martin Fornusek / The Kyiv Independent /

  16. UK Budget Day: Here's What to Expect From Healey

    Bloomberg /

  17. Zelensky Wants Abu Dhabi Talks Before ‘New Yalta,’ Warns NATO Against Russian Demands

    Kyiv Post /

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

    Tvp World / Kyiv Post /

  19. What a US-China AI Safety Channel Needs

    Lizzi C. Lee / Project Syndicate /

  20. Yulan bond debuts in Dubai amid Beijing’s yuan-denominated asset push

    Emma Ma / South China Morning Post /

  21. After the boom: how China’s local governments pay the bills

    Bruegel /

  22. 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

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

    Mint /

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

    Josh Gabbatiss / Carbon Brief /

Earlier today

  1. Healey puts UK energy reform at centre of his ‘do no harm’ Budget

    Financial Times /

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

    Pippa Crerar and Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

  3. Brazilian markets tumble on Lula's election victory

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

  4. IMF Strikes Preliminary Argentina Deal As Market Return Dims

    Patrick Gillespie / Bloomberg /

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

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /