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THE MOAT as it stood at 29 October 2026, 06:46 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Federal Reserve /

Also: Bloomberg Fed mantiene tasas sin dar muchas pistas sobre diciembre, Semafor Fed holds rates steady despite dissents, Financial Times Federal Reserve holds rates steady despite worsening US inflation, The New York Times Fed Holds Rates Steady Despite Lack of Progress on Inflation, The National US Fed holds interest rates steady as inflation runs hot, The Globe and Mail BoC hikes rate to 2.5%, suggests more may be needed to contain oil-price shock, The Japan Times Fed holds fire as Warsh telegraphs more hikes without saying it · 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), Estadão Fed segura juro, mas segue com discurso duro; mercado vê alta em dezembro (pt), 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), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 중간선거 앞둔 Fed의 '애매한 동결'…시장은 "12월 인상이 마지막" [심성미의 중앙은행 워치] (ko), 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. Google shares tumble 10% after $51bn AI outlay deepens cash burn

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Alphabet Shares Tank on Sales Misses Across Core Businesses, The Business Times Alphabet shares fall after revenue miss, cash burn worsens

    In other languages: Handelsblatt KI: Teurer KI-Wettlauf – Alphabet verschreckt die Wall Street (de), 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)

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

    Euronews /

    Also: bne IntelliNews EU gas storage stalls at record low as central Europe starts drawing down, 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), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 유럽 가스값 4년 만에 100유로…전기료·생산비도 급등 (ko), Cinco Días El precio del gas natural en Europa supera los 100 euros por primera vez desde 2022 (es) · see all

  3. Leak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees

    Daily Maverick /

    Also: The Guardian Non-profit group leaks data of more than 40,000 homeland security workers

  4. Airbus eyes UK-Japan-Italy fighter jet deal after rival collapse

    Euronews /

  5. Yango, Rosatom, Nordgold: The Russian firms thriving in Africa despite sanctions

    Alix Lavoué / The Africa Report /

  6. Europe’s oil bill: EU pays €10bn more per month than in 2025

    Euronews /

  7. Russia Uses North Korean Forced Labor to Sustain War Against Ukraine, Investigation Finds

    Kyiv Post /

  8. Tencent’s cloud boss plays long game to patch ‘leaky’ AI ship

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Tencent’s Cloud Boss Plays Long Game to Fix ‘Leaky’ AI Ship

  9. Microsoft's cloud growth, cash flow offer respite from AI spending fears

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Microsoft's Big Bets on AI Start to Pay Off

    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), Frankfurter Allgemeine Techkonzerne: Microsoft überzeugt und profitiert vom Cloud-Geschäft (de)

  10. Europe in a time of crisis — can the EU unite a fracturing continent?

    Financial Times /

  11. GMO Bond Spread Jumps as Cyberattack Hits Credit Market

    Takahiko Hyuga and Yuto Haga / Bloomberg /

  12. Russia restarts grain shipments through Sea of Azov, media reports

    Rebecka Pieder / The Kyiv Independent /

  13. ECB Set to Hold Rates to Assess France and Energy Risks

    Alexander Weber / Bloomberg /

  14. Chinese Government to Speed Bond Sales to Stimulate Growth

    Iris Ouyang and Shulun Huang / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Telegraph Budget 2026: John Healey announces first economic plan as Chancellor, The Japan Times U.S.-aligned countries, led by Asia, slash U.S. Treasury purchases by 60%, Financial Times Healey’s autumn Budget kicks off the gas doom loop, 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 What to expect from John Healey’s first budget: who wins, who pays?, The Business Times Chinese government to speed bond sales to stimulate growth · see all

  15. EU and Canada eye now-or-never window to Trump-proof their ties

    Sebastian Starcevic / POLITICO Europe /

  16. Weil’s Lehman moment

    Financial Times /

  17. No Energy Ceasefire With Russia, but Oleshky Truce Brings Hope, Zelensky Says

    Kyiv Post /

  18. Al Gharbia Pipe Company expects new demand as Middle East nations bypass Hormuz

    Fareed Rahman / The National /

  19. Thames Water creditors to vote on emergency £2.4bn loan as cash runs low

    Helena Horton / The Guardian /

  20. SIA to buy up to 4,800 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel from Aether’s Singapore plant

    Young Zhan Heng / The Business Times /

  21. Oil declines as traders parse signs of fresh diplomacy on Iran

    The Business Times /

  22. India needs about 2 million caregivers. The govt has trained fewer than 40,000

    Isha Mukhtyar / The Ken /

  23. AMABHUNGANE: Takeover row: Butters vs the Takeover Regulation Panel — and Warren Chapman

    Dewald van Rensburg and Sam Sole for amaBhungane / Daily Maverick /

  24. As Iran war drags on, airlines pull back on fuel hedges and warn on fares

    The Japan Times /

Earlier today

  1. Gold Cuts Losses as Fed Pauses and Stays Silent on Future Hikes

    Yihui Xie / Bloomberg /

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

    Jorgelina do Rosario / Bloomberg /

  3. Weil Gotshal, Once a Legal Powerhouse, Plans to Dissolve

    Lauren Hirsch / The New York Times /

  4. Indonesia’s Wealth Fund CIO Owns Stake in Sanctioned Brokerage

    Bloomberg /

  5. Iron Ore’s Drop Below $90 Tests High-Cost Supply as Losses Mount

    Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg /