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

Financial Times /

Also: The Wall Street Journal BOE Expected to Join Peers in Raising Key Rate

  1. BOJ signals low hopes for consumer spending as population falls

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg BOJ Signals Low Hopes for Consumer Spending as Population Falls

  2. Ukraine, Russia Hit by Hacks Sending Fake Nuclear Attack Alerts

    Kyiv Post /

  3. Ryanair considers pay freezes and reducing crew on flights as fuel costs soar

    Mark Sweney / The Guardian /

    Also: Financial Times Ryanair to freeze pay and cut hiring as €2bn jet fuel hit looms

  4. What Are Structured Notes And Why the Market for Them Is Booming

    Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal / Bloomberg /

    Also: Odd Lots The $300 Billion Structured Notes Market Is Booming

  5. Drones Target Russia’s Samara Oil Hub, Sparking Fire at Pipeline Facility

    Kyiv Post /

  6. China’s Xi says Middle East should not become battleground for great power rivalry

    Daily Maverick /

    Also: Al-Monitor China's Xi says Middle East should not become battleground for great power rivalry

  7. The African Century will be built through green industrialisation, not mined from the ground

    Rob Davies and Lilian Mugalla / Daily Maverick /

  8. OpenAI’s Altman Signs Energy, Investment Deals in the UAE

    Omar El Chmouri and Mark Anderson / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times OpenAI’s Altman travels to UAE to sign energy, investment deals

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

    BBC /

    Also: The Guardian Investors pull billions in funds from Binance after record $6.3bn hack, South China Morning Post Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after US$6.3 billion hack, The Business Times Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after US$6.3 billion heist, Euronews Binance resumes withdrawals after billions stolen in hack, Bloomberg North Korea’s Hackers Supercharge Crypto Heists With AI Skills, The New York Times Binance Reports $3.64 Billion in Outflows as It Resumes Normal Transactions, Daily Maverick Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after $6.3bn heist, Financial Times FBI blames North Korean group for $6.3bn Binance cyber heist, The National Binance to resume withdrawals after covering 95% of $6.3bn crypto heist, France 24 Binance resumes crypto withdrawals after major hack blamed on North Korea, The Japan Times FBI blames North Korea for $6 billion Binance crypto 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), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Binance-Kunden ziehen nach Milliarden-Diebstahl 3,6 Milliarden Dollar ab (de), Handelsblatt Hackerangriff: FBI: Nordkoreanische Hacker stecken hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl bei Binance (de), Dagens industri Binance återupptar uttag efter rekordstölden (sv), Estadão Binance registra retiradas líquidas de US$ 3,64 bilhões após retomada de saques (pt), Valor Econômico Binance registra saídas líquidas de US$ 3,64 bi após retomada de saques (pt) · see all

  10. Darrell Duffie on the Fed's Balance Sheet and the Changing Financial System

    Macro Musings /

  11. Taiwan Eases Exporter US Dollar Sale Curbs as Currency Drops

    Chien-Hua Wan and Argin Chang / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times Taiwan said to ease exporter FX rule after record stocks exodus

  12. Japan extends transition bond push despite fossil-fuel reliance

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Japan Extends Transition Bond Push Despite Fossil-Fuel Reliance

  13. Europe seeks Central Asia's critical minerals as producers push for local processing

    Euronews /

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

    Drew Hinshaw / The Wall Street Journal /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Energiepolitik: USA drängen auf russische Gaslieferungen durch die Ukraine nach Europa (de)

  15. Ethiopia seeks $11bn from development partners for $18bn electrification plan

    bne IntelliNews /

  16. World’s energy supply buffers have been eroded, Adnoc CEO says

    The Business Times /

  17. Anthropic plans to sell US$3.5 billion of shares to Japan investors in IPO

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic Seeks Up to $3.5 Billion in Japan for Its Mega US IPO

  18. Saudi Arabia’s Economy Shrinks 3.8% as Oil Output Falls

    Joseph Wilkins / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Tatyana Kekic / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Financial Times Bulgarians re-elect pro-Russian president, Daily Maverick Bulgaria’s Iotova wins presidential runoff, near-final results show

    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)

  20. Nine big oil firms on track to share more than $95bn profit two quarters in a row

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

  21. As BYD and Geely hit sales highs, pressure mounts on China’s smaller carmakers

    Daniel Ren / South China Morning Post /

  22. China’s soaring chemical exports threaten new trade war front

    Financial Times /

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

    The Japan Times /

    Also: The Business Times China’s robot makers have mastered the moves. Now comes the race for AI brains

  24. Dr Sultan Al Jaber urges energy security overhaul as nearly billion barrels drawn from oil markets

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

Earlier today

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

    The Guardian /

  2. PBOC Conducts Overnight Reverse Repo as Policy Anchor Shifts

    Iris Ouyang / Bloomberg /

  3. The Politics of Poland’s Judicial Crisis

    Maciej Kisilowski / Project Syndicate /

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

    Maria Clara Cobo / Bloomberg /

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

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /