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THE MOAT as it stood at 2 November 2026, 06:47 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

BoE set to raise rates to 4% in fight against inflation

Financial Times /

Also: Bloomberg The Bank of England Ponders a New Normal for Interest Rates

  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 says withdrawals stabilizing 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, Bloomberg Binance Details $3.6 Billion in Net Outflows, The Guardian Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack, Daily Maverick Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after $6.3bn 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), La Nación El FBI acusó a Corea del Norte por el robo de más de US$6000 millones a Binance (es), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Binance-Kunden ziehen nach Milliarden-Diebstahl 3,6 Milliarden Dollar ab (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Wie der Raub von mehr als 6 Milliarden Dollar an Krypto-Vermögen ablief. Eine Rekonstruktion (de), Handelsblatt Hackerangriff: FBI: Nordkoreanische Hacker stecken hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl (de), Rzeczpospolita Giełda Binance wznawia opłaty po ataku hakerów i stracie 6,3 mld dolarów (pl), Estadão Binance registra retiradas líquidas de US$ 3,64 bilhões após retomada de saques (pt), Süddeutsche Zeitung Hackerangriff auf Binance: Nach Milliardenraub: Kryptobörse nimmt Auszahlungen wieder auf (de), 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. Blackstone Leads $3.1 Billion Deal to Acquire LNG Canada Stake

    Preeti Singh / Bloomberg /

  3. 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

  4. Taiwan Said to Ease Exporter FX Rule After Record Stocks Exodus

    Chien-Hua Wan and Argin Chang / Bloomberg /

  5. South Korea to double spending on AI and chips in 2027

    The Japan Times /

  6. Singapore’s data centre operator STT GDC eyes US$2.4 billion loan, adds to AI debt binge

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Singapore’s STTGDC Eyes $2.4 Billion Loan, Adds to AI Debt Binge

  7. 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)

  8. Adnoc signs agreement with OpenAI and G42 to deploy Frontier AI

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

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

    The Economic Times /

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

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Japan’s Katayama Says Ready to Act for Stable FX Market

  11. Deeper China-Oman ties strategic for both sides, Xi says

    Al-Monitor /

  12. Taiwan brokerage accounts hit record as young investors surge

    bne IntelliNews /

  13. Why India faces three balancing acts—and why they are tough to achieve

    Mint /

  14. Petrol prices set to hit record high under Trump on eve of US elections

    Financial Times /

  15. How De Beers lost its sparkle

    Financial Times /

  16. AI has changed how we work. So why does the office look exactly the same?

    Sifted /

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

    The Business Times /

  18. Who gets to build the future of AI?

    Politico Studio / POLITICO Europe /

  19. 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 Ukraine war latest: Russian oil refinery in Kstovo ablaze after reported overnight drone strike

    In other languages: Aftenposten Nok et russisk oljeraffineri satt i brann av ukrainske droner: – Det brenner som et helvete (no)

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

    Newsbase analysts / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Camille Bressange / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    The Business Times /

  23. China’s WeBank finds growth in Southeast Asia, mining high digital banking demand

    Xinmei Shen / South China Morning Post /

  24. 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)

Earlier today

  1. The Politics of Poland’s Judicial Crisis

    Maciej Kisilowski / Project Syndicate /

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

    Maria Clara Cobo / Bloomberg /

  3. Weak China PMIs Spark Fresh Stimulus Bets

    Bloomberg /

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

    Daisy Wu / South China Morning Post /

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

    Rob Verdonck and Nicholas Lua / Bloomberg /