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Iran says Hormuz stays shut until US ends blockade, ball in Washington's court

bne IntelliNews /

Also: Euronews Oil slides on Hormuz deal hopes but Trump keeps Iran strikes on the table

In other languages: Dagens industri Iran: Två fartyg har gått på minor i Hormuz (sv), Svenska Dagbladet Iran: Överväger plan för att öppna Hormuzsundet (sv)

  1. 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

  2. Ryanair eyes cost cuts as it faces a €2 billion rise in its fuel bill next year

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Preço do jet fuel volta a pesar nos lucros da Ryanair (pt)

  3. Anthropic Seeks Up to $3.5 Billion in Japan for Its Mega US IPO

    Yasutaka Tamura / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times Anthropic plans to sell US$3.5 billion of shares to Japan investors in IPO

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Anthropic prevé vender hasta US$ 3.500 millones en acciones en Japón para su salida a bolsa en EEUU (es)

  4. Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after US$6.3 billion hack

    South China Morning Post /

    Also: The Globe and Mail Binance says withdrawals stabilizing after $6.3-billion heist, Bloomberg Binance Outflows Hit $4.7 Billion After Record North Korea Hack, Euronews Binance resumes withdrawals after billions stolen in hack, BBC Binance users withdraw $3.6bn after largest-ever crypto hack, The Guardian Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack, The New York Times Binance Reports $3.64 Billion in Outflows as It Resumes Normal Transactions, France 24 Binance users withdraw $3.4 billion after record crypto heist, The Business Times Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after US$6.3 billion heist, 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, Financial Times FBI blames North Korean group for $6.3bn Binance cyber heist, 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), 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), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 8.4조원 털리고도 전액 보상…바이낸스 '재무 체력'의 비밀 (ko) · see all

  5. Citi throws in the towel on hyperscalers after a key market bet misfires

    Jamie Chisholm / MarketWatch /

  6. 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

  7. Canada backs a rival to Starlink but a $2bn debt battle threatens its plans

    Financial Times /

  8. 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

  9. Currie Sees Permanent 'Regime Shift' in Oil Market

    Bloomberg /

  10. 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

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

    Kyiv Post /

  12. Startups recalibrate Chinese AI for the West

    Rina Chandran and Viola Zhou / Rest of World /

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

    Rob Davies and Lilian Mugalla / Daily Maverick /

  14. Europe space chief heads to Gulf as bloc looks beyond US

    Al-Monitor /

  15. Global firms face deadline for tougher tax regulations

    Business Daily Africa /

  16. Gulf Economies, Torn by War in Iran, Desperately Need a Return to Normal

    Humza Jilani / The New York Times /

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

    Macro Musings /

  18. Taiwan said to ease exporter FX rule after record stocks exodus

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Foreigners Make Record Withdrawal From Taiwan Stocks on AI Rout

  19. Abu Dhabi's ADNOC signs historic AI deal with OpenAI and G42

    bne IntelliNews /

  20. Ukraine, Russia Hit by Hackers Sending Fake Nuclear Attack Alerts

    Kyiv Post /

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

    The Japan Times /

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

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

    Euronews /

  23. 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)

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

    Tatyana Kekic / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: 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)

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 /