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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 Business Times Gold cuts losses as Fed pauses and stays silent on future hikes, Financial Times Why did the Fed hold rates despite inflation? | FT #shorts · 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 Fed: Zentralbank lässt Leitzins trotz hoher Inflation unverändert (de), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 중간선거 앞둔 Fed의 '애매한 동결'…시장은 "12월 인상이 마지막" [심성미의 중앙은행 워치] (ko), Süddeutsche Zeitung Federal Reserve: US-Notenbank beschließt Zinspause (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Fed laat rente ongewijzigd, beleggers sorteren voor op cijfers Alphabet en Microsoft (nl), Jornal de Negócios Wall Street em terreno positivo após Reserva Federal manter taxas de juro (pt) · see all

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

    Chelsey Dulaney / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: The Telegraph Budget 2026: John Healey announces first economic plan as Chancellor, Financial Times Britain’s Budget buys time but ducks the hard choices, Bloomberg UK Budget Offers Some Tax Relief Now, Plenty More Pain Later, The Guardian Budget briefing: the key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa Crerar, The New York Times A U.K. Budget With ‘Breathing Space’ in a Time of Rising Energy Costs, 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, Financial Times Former Bank of England chief economist's take on the 2026 UK Budget | FT #shorts · see all

    In other languages: Neue Zürcher Zeitung Gegen hohe Energiekosten: Grossbritannien bittet die Banken zur Kasse (de), Valor Econômico Reino Unido anuncia orçamento com medidas de apoio para amenizar a alta dos preços da energia (pt), Handelsblatt Labour-Regierung: Großbritannien beschließt Soforthilfen gegen hohe Energiepreise – bezahlen sollen die Großbanken (de)

  2. Healey Defends Scale of UK Budget and Warns Hard Decisions Ahead

    Alex Wickham and Caroline Hepker / Bloomberg /

  3. Oil prices decline after diplomatic push in Iran war

    Shweta Jain / The National /

    Also: Bloomberg Oil Drops as Traders Parse Vance’s Diplomatic Maneuver on Iran, The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Fall as Traders Weigh U.S.-Iran Diplomacy

  4. 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), Het Financieele Dagblad Live: Europese beurzen op weg naar hogere opening (nl) · see all

  5. 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), 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

  6. India’s GIFT City Steps Up Push for Global Capital

    Bloomberg /

  7. Google to expand AI partnerships with public healthcare groups, establish new Singapore research hub

    Evan See / The Business Times /

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

    Alexander Weber / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Børsen Økonomer: Ét lands gældsproblemer spøger på ECB’s rentemøde (da)

  9. 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

  10. Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can't feed their children

    Al-Monitor /

  11. European Central Bank meets as France's deteriorating public finances continue to drive questions

    Le Monde /

  12. PJM desperately needs grid batteries. Here’s a way it could get some.

    Jeff St. John / Canary Media /

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

    Euronews /

  14. General Staff: Russia has lost 1,584,910 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The Kyiv Independent /

  15. Nigeria’s Dangote refinery $1.6bn IPO attracts $4.78bn in orders, sources say

    bne IntelliNews /

  16. Poland is Trying to Insure Itself Against Another Yalta

    Tvp World / Kyiv Post /

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

    Alix Lavoué / The Africa Report /

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

    Euronews /

  19. Appian targets $2bn in African mining investments despite regulatory uncertainty

    bne IntelliNews /

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

    Kyiv Post /

  21. 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

  22. The Invisible Mountain: A Toxic Wasteland at the End of Athens

    Katarina Baletic / Balkan Insight (BIRN) /

  23. India is addressing Wall Street’s favourite ‘elephant’ in the room to its own advantage

    The Economic Times /

  24. 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)

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 /