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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Federal Reserve /

Also: The Globe and Mail Bank of Canada raises key interest rate to 2.5%; U.S. Federal Reserve leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged, Bloomberg Fed mantiene tasas sin dar muchas pistas sobre diciembre, Semafor Fed holds rates steady despite dissents, The New York Times The Federal Reserve Will Release Its Interest Rate Decision Today. Here’s What to Watch., Financial Times Federal Reserve holds rates steady despite worsening US inflation, The National US Fed holds interest rates steady as inflation runs hot, The Wall Street Journal Growth Plays Key Supporting Role in Bank of Canada Rate-Hike Decision · see all

In other languages: Handelsblatt Geldpolitik: Fed hält Zinsen unverändert – weniger Zinsentscheidungen ab 2027 (de), Valor Econômico Fed reservará uma reunião em 2027 e duas em 2028 para debate estratégico, diz Warsh (pt), Diario Financiero La Fed mantiene las tasas sin cambios y Warsh prevé una aceleración del crecimiento de EEUU en el tercer trimestre (es), Asahi Shimbun FRBが政策金利を据え置き、2会合ぶり 2人が利上げ主張し反対 (ja), Dagens industri Korta USA-räntor sjunker efter Fed-chefens drag (sv), Der Spiegel USA – Notenbank: Fed hält Leitzins konstant – trotz Inflation (de), Der Standard US-Notenbank Fed legt Zinspause ein, Leitzinsspanne bestätigt (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Federal Reserve laat rente ongewijzigd ondanks inflatie van ruim 3% (nl), Børsen Splittet Fed holdt renten i ro – få overblikket her (da), Svenska Dagbladet Fed lämnar räntan oförädrad (sv) · see all

  1. European gas price crosses €100 for first time since 2022 as EU warns of new crisis

    Euronews /

    Also: France 24 EU natural gas prices top €100 for first time since 2022

    In other languages: Le Figaro Le gaz européen atteint les 100 euros le mégawattheure, une première depuis 2022 (fr), Der Standard Europäischer Gaspreis erstmals seit 2022 auf 100 Euro (de), Cinco Días El precio del gas natural en Europa supera los 100 euros por primera vez desde 2022 (es)

  2. World Bank Raises Commodity Price Outlook Citing War and El Niño

    Jorgelina do Rosario / Bloomberg /

    Also: The National Energy prices to climb 32% this year as global shocks mount, World Bank says

    In other languages: Le Figaro Les prix des denrées alimentaires dans le monde devraient augmenter de 18% entre 2025 et 2027, selon la Banque mondiale (fr), Valor Econômico Banco Mundial prevê alta de 23% nos preços das commodities em 2026 (pt), Handelsblatt Rohstoffe: Weltbank rechnet mit weiter steigenden Lebensmittelpreisen (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Die Weltbank erwartet weiter steigende Lebensmittelpreisen (de) · see all

  3. Deutsche Telekom Is Said to Hit Brakes on Giant T-Mobile Merger

    Michelle F. Davis / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Übernahme: Fusion von Telekom mit T-Mobile US in Gefahr (de)

  4. Microsoft's Big Bets on AI Start to Pay Off

    Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Microsoft informa alza en las ventas de su servicio en la nube que demuestra la rentabilidad de la IA (es)

  5. Budget briefing: the key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa Crerar

    Heather Stewart and Pippa Crerar / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg UK Budget Day: Here's What to Expect From Healey, Sifted UK Budget: Capital gains, work visas and young entrepreneur allowances

    In other languages: Le Figaro Budget : le Royaume-Uni annonce l'augmentation d'une surtaxe sur les bénéfices des banques (fr)

  6. A U.K. Budget With ‘Breathing Space’ in a Time of Rising Energy Costs

    Eshe Nelson / The New York Times /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Healey targets Brits’ energy costs, raids banks in first budget, BBC Healey unveils £100 for energy bills and bank tax in first Budget, The Guardian Chancellor targets cost of living crisis in budget for a ‘difficult moment’ · see all

  7. Wendy’s receives $1.4-billion take-private offer from U.S. hedge fund-led group

    The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Financial Times Peltz’s Trian makes $3.8bn take-private offer for fast-food chain Wendy’s

    In other languages: Dagens industri Hedgefond vill köpa ut klassisk hamburgerkedja (sv)

  8. Google shares tumble 9% after $51bn AI outlay deepens cash burn

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Cinco Días Alphabet reduce su beneficio un 33% en el tercer trimestre mientras dispara su gasto en IA (es), Expansión Alphabet se deja un 9% en Bolsa tras reportar una caída de 'cash flow' mayor de la prevista (es)

  9. Beijing wants Hong Kong to sow the seeds for the digital yuan. Will its plans bear fruit?

    Xinmei Shen / South China Morning Post /

  10. Ukraine's military reveals what Russia's war has cost Moscow — in dollars, arms, and lives

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

  11. Safran bets on the UK, where government support for aerospace is 'clearer and more decisive' than in France

    Le Monde /

  12. The West Invented the Electrolyzer. China Is Building the Industry.

    Katie Brigham / Heatmap /

  13. At least 68 people die in major Spanish train crash

    Martina Sapio / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Spain’s Second High-Speed Train Crash This Year Leaves Dozens Dead, The Guardian Second fatal train collision this year casts doubt over Spain’s high-speed rail network, El País What is the LZB signaling system, one of the key factors in the fatal train accident in Spain?, Bloomberg Spanish Train Crash Kills at Least 68 People South of Madrid · see all

  14. Russian satellite data helped Yemen’s Houthis target Saudi Arabia: What to know

    Beatrice Farhat / Al-Monitor /

    Also: Semafor Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi Arabia's largest oil refinery, The National Oil prices up due to Houthi strikes and US threat to renew Iran war

  15. U.K. Budget Ducks Hard Choices Amid Market Concerns Over Debt

    Chelsey Dulaney / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times Britain’s Budget buys time but ducks the hard choices

  16. The cost of money itself is on the ballot as voters struggle with pricey car loans, mortgages and credit-card debt

    Andrew Keshner / MarketWatch /

  17. China’s stock markets are the great global exception

    The Economist /

  18. How Elon Musk Turned On Ukraine

    Simon Shuster / The Atlantic /

  19. India only major emerging economy set to reduce debt ratio by 2031: RBI Deputy Governor

    The Economic Times /

    Also: Mint India’s public debt ratio to fall to 75.1% of GDP by FY32, only major emerging economy set for a decline: RBI DG

  20. The cracks in the AI race for onsite gas power

    Catherine Boudreau / Latitude Media /

  21. South Korea Boosts Russian Coal Purchases in 2026

    Leo Chiu / Kyiv Post /

  22. Union Cabinet approves ₹10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Scheme to boost India's production

    The Economic Times /

  23. The DOE announces $5B loan to Constellation for nuclear uprates

    Brian Martucci / Canary Media /

  24. 'Reverse course while there's still time' — US senator tells ships carrying Russian diesel to turn around

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

Earlier today

  1. UK Budget Offers Some Tax Relief Now, Plenty More Pain Later

    Giovanna Coi / Bloomberg /

  2. Anthropic Mum on Investment Grade as It Warns of More Debt

    Davide Barbuscia and Paula Seligson / Bloomberg /

  3. 🔮 Anthropic’s S-1 in charts

    Azeem Azhar / Exponential View /

  4. UK Budget Tests Bond Markets as Fed, ECB and Oil Risks Loom

    Morwenna Coniam / Bloomberg /

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

    Jason Furman / Peterson Institute (PIIE) /