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

bne IntelliNews /

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: Bloomberg BOE to Raise Rates for First Time Since 2023, Survey Shows, The Wall Street Journal BOE Expected to Join Peers in Raising Key Rate

  2. 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), NRC Niet alleen beursgang Anthropic maakt november tot cruciale AI-maand (nl)

  3. 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), Svenska Dagbladet USA vill få Europa att köpa rysk gas – via Ukraina (sv)

  4. 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)

  5. Cash-Strapped LNG Buyers Like Bangladesh Are at Breaking Point

    Stephen Stapczynski / Bloomberg /

  6. The Backlash to Corruption Is Going Global

    Isaac Stanley-Becker / The Atlantic /

  7. 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 Reach $4.7 Billion After North Korea Hack, The Japan Times 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 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, Financial Times Binance users pull $5bn as crypto exchange restarts services after heist, The National Binance to resume withdrawals after covering 95% of $6.3bn crypto heist, The Guardian Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack · see all

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Binance reanuda los retiros de los clientes tras robo de US$ 6.300 millones (es), Cinco Días Binance reanuda las retiradas de fondos tras el histórico robo y los clientes sacan 4.700 millones de dólares (es), Expansión Los usuarios de Binance retiran más de 3.600 millones de la plataforma tras el robo (es), Valor Econômico Binance diz que onda de saques após roubo de US$ 6,3 bilhões está diminuindo (pt), Dagens industri Binance återupptar uttag efter rekordstölden (sv), Estadão Binance registra retiradas líquidas de US$ 3,64 bilhões após retomada de saques (pt), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 8.4조원 털리고도 전액 보상…바이낸스 '재무 체력'의 비밀 (ko), Handelsblatt Kryptobörse: Kunden ziehen nach Hackerangriff Milliarden bei Binance ab (de) · see all

  8. Russia’s war in Ukraine creeps into everyday life in Poland

    Financial Times /

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

    Jamie Chisholm / MarketWatch /

  10. Russia exploits ceasefire to mask military movements, General Staff says

    Jimmy Rushton / The Kyiv Independent /

  11. 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

  12. HKEX extends overnight derivatives trading as Hong Kong chases global market flow

    Zoe SL Chan / South China Morning Post /

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

    Financial Times /

  14. Alphabet Is Paying Up for Euro Bonds in Test of AI Appetite

    Ronan Martin and Helene Durand / Bloomberg /

  15. The $300 Billion Structured Notes Market Is Booming

    Odd Lots /

    Also: Bloomberg The $300 Billion Structured Notes Market Is Booming

  16. 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

  17. Startups recalibrate Chinese AI for the West

    Rina Chandran and Viola Zhou / Rest of World /

  18. BOA vs UBA: Why two pan-African banks are taking different paths

    Mathieu Galtier / The Africa Report /

  19. Can gene editing stop ALS? Toronto’s Specific Biologics advances therapy that could help some with fatal disease

    Sean Silcoff / The Globe and Mail /

  20. Poland’s Rule-of-Law Crisis Deepens as Rival Judges Claim Control of Top Court

    Ada Petriczko / Balkan Insight (BIRN) /

  21. Alphabet launches eurobond, testing AI debt markets

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

  22. Mitsubishi to sell LNG Canada stake to Blackstone unit for $1.6-billion

    The Globe and Mail /

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

    Rob Davies and Lilian Mugalla / Daily Maverick /

  24. New hacks underscore AI security concerns

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

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. Taiwan Eases Exporter US Dollar Sale Curbs as Currency Drops

    Chien-Hua Wan and Argin Chang / Bloomberg /