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THE MOAT as it stood at 2 November 2026, 05:02 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

PBOC Conducts Overnight Reverse Repo as Policy Anchor Shifts

Iris Ouyang / Bloomberg /

Also: The Business Times China lowers funding costs with shift to overnight policy rate

  1. Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack

    BBC /

    Also: Financial Times Binance users pull $3.6bn as crypto exchange restarts services after heist, South China Morning Post Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after US$6.3 billion hack, The Globe and Mail Binance sees spike in withdrawals after $6.3-billion heist, France 24 Binance resumes crypto withdrawals after major hack blamed on North Korea, The Business Times Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after US$6.3 billion heist, The Guardian Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack, Daily Maverick Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after $6.3 billion heist, Semafor North Korea blamed for crypto heist, The National Binance covers 90 per cent of assets stolen in $6.3 billion hack · see all

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Binance reanuda los retiros de los clientes tras robo de US$ 6.300 millones (es), Expansión Los usuarios de Binance retiran más de 3.600 millones de la plataforma tras el robo (es), Süddeutsche Zeitung Binance-Hack: FBI: Nordkorea steckt hinter Krypto-Diebstahl - Binance nimmt Auszahlungen wieder auf (de), La Nación El FBI acusó a Corea del Norte por el robo de más de US$6000 millones a Binance (es), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Wie der Raub von mehr als 6 Milliarden Dollar an Krypto-Vermögen ablief. Eine Rekonstruktion (de), Handelsblatt Hackerangriff: FBI: Nordkoreanische Hacker stecken hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl (de), Rzeczpospolita Giełda Binance wznawia opłaty po ataku hakerów i stracie 6,3 mld dolarów (pl), Estadão Binance registra retiradas líquidas de US$ 3,64 bilhões após retomada de saques (pt), Dagens industri Så försökte Binance stoppa kryptokuppen (sv), Valor Econômico Binance registra saídas líquidas de US$ 3,64 bi após retomada de saques (pt) · see all

  2. U.S. Pushes to Restore Russian Gas Sales to Europe Via Ukraine

    Drew Hinshaw / The Wall Street Journal /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Medien: USA dringen auf Wiederaufnahme russischer Gasexporte nach Europa (de)

  3. China’s 5,000-ton digging machines are a trade war risk to India

    The Economic Times /

  4. Weak China PMIs Spark Fresh Stimulus Bets

    Bloomberg /

  5. Colombia at Risk of Default Without a Fix, Restrepo Tells Semana

    Maria Clara Cobo / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Portafolio Gobierno advierte que Colombia podría entrar en 'default' en 2027 si el Congreso no aprueba la ley de ajuste fiscal (es), Valor Econômico Frustração do mercado com ajuste fiscal de 2024 soa alerta na equipe econômica (pt)

  6. Oil slips more than 1% as talks continue on ending Iran war

    The Business Times /

  7. Woodside inks 20-year LNG supply deal with QatarEnergy

    Newsbase analysts / bne IntelliNews /

  8. The U.S. Once Dominated the World’s Oceans. China’s Xi is Changing That.

    Camille Bressange / The Wall Street Journal /

  9. Japanese groups stage $21bn deal spree to secure gas supplies

    Financial Times /

  10. Missile War Monitor: Drone attack badly damages a plant in Kstovo as fire is reported at Lukoil's biggest refinery

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Kyiv Post Drones Strike Lukoil Refinery and Power Plant in Kstovo, The Kyiv Independent Russian oil refinery in Kstovo ablaze after reported overnight drone strike

    In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Ryskt oljeraffinaderi uppges brinna (sv), Aftenposten Nok et russisk oljeraffineri satt i brann av ukrainske droner: – Det brenner som et helvete (no)

  11. Manufacturing’s black art is retiring. AI may be the best chance to keep it

    The Business Times /

  12. Negotiators ‘braced for worst’ over US-Iran talks to reopen strait of Hormuz

    The Guardian /

    Also: Al-Monitor Iran, Qatari mediators hold third day of talks to end US-Iran war

    In other languages: Expansión Irán continúa las negociaciones indirectas con EEUU para reabrir el estrecho de Ormuz en dos días (es)

  13. How Canada’s resource wealth makes it a strategic partner for the UAE and Europe

    Robin Mills / The National /

  14. Bulgaria's Iotova wins presidential runoff, exit polls show

    Tatyana Kekic / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Financial Times Bulgarians projected to re-elect pro-Russian president

    In other languages: Le Grand Continent Avec la victoire d’Iliana Yotova à la présidentielle, la Bulgarie bascule-t-elle dans le camp de Moscou ? (fr), NRC Pro-Russische kandidaat wint Bulgaarse presidentsverkiezingen (nl)

  15. Hong Kong summit to test Wall Street sentiment amid geopolitical strains, tech volatility

    Daisy Wu / South China Morning Post /

  16. China’s robot makers have mastered the moves. Now comes the race for brains.

    The Japan Times /

  17. Erdogan says South Korea could partner in Turkey's Sinop nuclear project, Yonhap reports

    Al-Monitor /

  18. Japan ready to respond to disorderly movements in FX market, Katayama says

    The Japan Times /

  19. Goldman Hikes Oil-Price Forecasts on ‘Substantial’ Supply Risks

    Rob Verdonck and Nicholas Lua / Bloomberg /

  20. Stablecoins and the macroeconomy: Bank disintermediation versus fiscal space

    Boris Hofmann / CEPR /

  21. Chinese stocks rebound from worst sell-off in 10 years as state support speculation mounts

    Zhang Shidong / South China Morning Post /

  22. The Politics of Poland’s Judicial Crisis

    Maciej Kisilowski / Project Syndicate /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Poland's Morawiecki moves to oust Tusk as constitutional court crisis escalates

  23. Hackers are running riot with AI. Its makers want to cash in

    The Economist /

  24. Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Air Force says as false nuclear, chemical warnings sound

    Volodymyr Ivanyshyn / The Kyiv Independent /

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Zhakowano ukraiński system alarmowania. Fałszywe alerty o ataku chemicznym (pl)

Earlier today

  1. Japan pushes FATF to remove Myanmar from blacklist

    bne IntelliNews /

  2. Billionaire Friedland to Build Major US-Backed Rare Earths Mine

    Paul-Alain Hunt / Bloomberg /

  3. High credit card rates emerge as rare bipartisan midterms issue

    The Business Times /

  4. OPEC+ Sticks With Plan for Steady Oil Output Quotas in December

    Salma El Wardany and Nayla Razzouk / Bloomberg /

  5. Serbia’s Gen Z Students Toppled a Strongman. Now Comes the Hard Part.

    Georgi Kantchev / The Wall Street Journal /