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THE MOAT as it stood at 29 October 2026, 09:47 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Fed Holds Fire as Warsh Telegraphs More Hikes Without Saying It

Andrew Ackerman / Bloomberg /

Also: 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, The Japan Times Fed holds fire as Warsh telegraphs more hikes without saying it · see all

In other languages: Valor Econômico Fed mantém juros apesar de aumento da inflação (pt), Handelsblatt Geldpolitik: Fed lässt Zinsen unverändert – weniger Zinsentscheidungen ab 2027 (de), Estadão Fed segura juro, mas segue com discurso duro; mercado vê alta em dezembro (pt), 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) · see all

  1. Fed mantiene tasas sin dar muchas pistas sobre diciembre

    Bloomberg /

  2. Alphabet spells out more AI capex, China+1 doesn’t add up

    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: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) AI 매출만으론 부족…현금흐름에 갈린 알파벳·오라클 [오기자의 미주ㅊㅊ] (ko), 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), Jornal de Negócios Gás natural desce 2% e cai abaixo dos 100 euros/MWh. Dona da Google tomba 10% no "pre-market" (pt), Het Financieele Dagblad Live: AEX stijgt, aangevoerd door Shell (nl) · see all

  3. Google shares tumble 10% after $51bn AI outlay deepens cash burn

    Financial Times /

  4. 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

  5. Analysis: China’s clean-tech exports in 2026 to avoid as much CO2 as Brazil emits in a year

    Lauri Myllyvirta / Carbon Brief /

  6. Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up profit margin on oil

    The Guardian /

    Also: Financial Times Shell lifts buyback as high oil price drives bumper profits

  7. 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

  8. Central Asia's biggest state makes renewed push for infrastructure & AI projects

    The Economic Times /

  9. Can Asia keep growing as oil and debt bite? IMF’s Krishna Srinivasan explains

    The Economic Times /

  10. Budget 2026: Healey hikes taxes on banks and landlords to fund £100 handouts to 20m households

    Heather StewartJessica Elgot and Richard Partington / The Guardian /

    Also: 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 Healey hits banks and savers to fund modest Budget handout

  11. South Korea says considering deployment options to Strait of Hormuz, including aircraft

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Bloomberg /

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

    Evan See / The Business Times /

  14. Russia’s Rosatom in advanced talks with Egypt, Togo, Namibia and Tanzania on floating nuclear power plants

    bne IntelliNews /

  15. What Wall Street Really Thinks About the AI Trade Now

    Odd Lots /

    Also: Bloomberg What Wall Street Really Thinks About the AI Trade Now

  16. Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

    Federal Reserve /

    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) · see all

  17. Congo cobalt: Build on its power

    Jackie Omotalade / The Africa Report /

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

    Daily Maverick /

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

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Le Monde /

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

    Jeff St. John / Canary Media /

  22. Missile War Monitor: More than 600 drones fly at Moscow, flights restricted at Vnukovo and Domodedovo

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Euronews /

  24. IIT Kharagpur and Absolute launch Smart Scout AI project for soybean farming

    The Economic Times /

Earlier today

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

    Chelsey Dulaney / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Yihui Xie / Bloomberg /

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

    Jorgelina do Rosario / Bloomberg /

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

    Bloomberg /

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

    Alex Wickham and Caroline Hepker / Bloomberg /