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European banks wake up to scale of vulnerability after cyberattack on French bank

Le Monde /

Also: Euronews Ueno Bank collapse sparks political crisis and impeachment move in Paraguay, OCCRP Hackers Steal Estimated 118 Million Euros in Cyberattack on French Bank, bne IntelliNews Paraguay parliament votes on impeaching president over ueno bank collapse

In other languages: Le Figaro Paraguay : la crise bancaire contraint le président Santiago Peña à démissionner (fr), Rzeczpospolita Prezydent Paragwaju ustępuje po aferze bankowej. Miliony klientów bez dostępu do pieniędzy (pl), Handelsblatt Staatskrise: Paraguays Präsident Peña tritt in Bankenkrise zurück (de), Diario Financiero Santiago Peña renuncia a la presidencia de Paraguay en medio del colapso de Ueno Bank (es), Valor Econômico Presidente do Paraguai, Santiago Peña, renuncia sob pressão após colapso de banco (pt), Aftenposten Paraguays president går av (no) · see all

  1. Bank rate increased to 4% - November 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes

    Bank of England /

    Also: Financial Times BoE raises interest rates to 4% in bid to tame inflation, Bloomberg BOE Poised for First Rate Hike in Three Years: Decision Guide, The Globe and Mail Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, signals more may come, The Business Times Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, warns another move likely, The Guardian Bank of England raises interest rates to 4%, the first increase for more than three years, Euronews Bank of England raises key interest rate for first time in over 3 years, The New York Times Bank of England Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years, BBC Interest rates hiked to 4% in first increase in over three years, MarketWatch Is this ‘the big one’ for the stock market? Wall Street sounds off as tech plunges., The Wall Street Journal Bank of England Raises Rates for First Time Since Start of Iran War, The Telegraph In full: Bank of England to announce latest interest rate decision · see all

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 英 물가 치솟자…기준금리 연 4%로 인상 (ko), Handelsblatt Bank of England: Britische Notenbank hebt Zinsen erstmals seit drei Jahren an – auf 4,0 Prozent (de), Der Standard Zentralbank in London erhöht Zinsen erstmals seit drei Jahren (de), Asahi Shimbun 英中銀、政策金利4.00%に 3年3カ月ぶり利上げ、インフレ加速 (ja), Het Financieele Dagblad Bank of England verhoogt dan toch de rente (nl), Süddeutsche Zeitung Geldpolitik: Zentralbank in London erhöht Zins zum ersten Mal seit drei Jahren (de), Dagens industri Bank of England fasar för inflationschock (sv) · see all

  2. Ukraine hopes, Russia shrugs as Brent slumps 9% after Democrats take US Congress

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: MarketWatch Interest rates could go ‘significantly higher’ if oil prices keep climbing — even if the Iran war ends soon

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Vitória democrata turbina bolsas em NY e derruba petróleo (pt), Dagens Næringsliv Aker-aksjen raser etter oljeprisfall, storsalg og Nscale-nyheter (no), Diario Financiero El petróleo frena su caída pero sigue inyectando alivio a los mercados (es), Dagens industri Oljeprisfall tynger Oslobörsen (sv) · see all

  3. SpaceX Default Risk Hits Fresh Peak as Tech-Led Selloff Builds

    Kevin Kingsbury / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Goldman Sachs y Apollo buscan compradores para deuda de US$ 40.000 millones de SpaceX (es)

  4. China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4bn takeover of ABB’s robotics division

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal China Blocks $5.4 Billion SoftBank Robot Deal, Flexing Control Over AI Tech, The New York Times China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion Robotics Takeover, Impeding Foreign Deals, Bloomberg China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion ABB Robot Unit Takeover, The Japan Times China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 billion ABB robot unit takeover, South China Morning Post China blocks SoftBank’s US$5.4 billion takeover of ABB’s robotics division, The Business Times SoftBank acquisition of ABB robot unit blocked by China regulator that opposed Meta’s Manus deal: FT · see all

    In other languages: Dagens industri Uppgifter: Kina stoppar Softbanks ABB-förvärv (sv), Handelsblatt ABB: China blockiert Verkauf der Robotiksparte an Softbank (de), Le Temps La Chine bloque la vente des activités robotiques d'ABB à Softbank par crainte de transfert de données vers l'IA (fr), Valor Econômico ABB confirma que a China barrou a compra da unidade de robótica pelo SoftBank (pt) · see all

  5. Tankers hit in Hormuz as Iran keeps up pressure after US vote

    Al-Monitor /

    In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Kaos i Hormuz – sex fartyg i lågor (sv)

  6. CVS bets on break-up to dodge political backlash against healthcare giants

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Economist The break-up of CVS marks a turning point in American health care

  7. AI backlash threatens trillion-dollar data centre boom, say tech leaders

    Financial Times /

  8. Russia to Supply Iran With 90 Helicopter-Mounted Missile Launchers Used in Ukraine War

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Al-Monitor Russia to provide Iran with 90 missile launchers as military ties grow: Reports

  9. Ukraine Knocks Out 15 Russian Refineries, $23 Billion in Damage

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Ukraine: The Latest Ukraine hits fifth Russian oil refinery in seven days

  10. Apple Seeks About $7 Billion From First Bond Sale in Over a Year

    Brian Smith and Michael Gambale / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Cinco Días Apple se une a la ola financiera de las ‘big tech’ con una emisión de bonos de 7.000 millones de dólares (es)

  11. Qatar in Talks to Buy More US LNG, Diversify Supply Outside Persian Gulf

    Ruth Liao and Stephen Stapczynski / Bloomberg /

  12. EU Diplomats Resist Trump’s Russian Gas Revival Plan

    Kyiv Post /

  13. Pakistan takes the One China policy into its airspace

    Sana Hashmi / The Interpreter (Lowy Institute) /

  14. Cyber Incident Disrupts French Blood Storage Systems

    OCCRP /

  15. Freedom Holding's $11.9bn rise reflects ambitions beyond brokerage

    bne IntelliNews /

  16. Inside the race to build European hardware without China

    Sifted /

  17. International lenders boost Eurasia private-sector financing by 50%

    bne IntelliNews /

  18. UK’s ‘tax haven empire’ costs the EU $9 billion a year

    Laura Delle Femmine / El País /

  19. Senior Ukrainian law enforcement officials charged in sprawling scam call center case

    Kateryna Denisova / The Kyiv Independent /

  20. France, US clash over G7 effort on AI safety

    Milena Wälde / POLITICO Europe /

  21. The year’s most successful stock-market trades are unraveling — perhaps for good

    Joseph Adinolfi / MarketWatch /

  22. Rheinmetall shares plunge more than 17% after profit warning over order delays

    Euronews /

    Also: Financial Times Rheinmetall shares fall 17% as it cuts sales forecast after deal delay

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Rüstungsindustrie: Rheinmetall senkt schon wieder Prognose – Aktie bricht um 17 Prozent ein (de)

  23. Ukraine's Zelenskiy appeals for energy infrastructure aid at Madrid summit

    Al-Monitor /

  24. AI-powered appliances are coming to Africa. The infrastructure isn’t ready.

    Kenn Abuya / TechCabal /

Earlier today

  1. Democrats win control of Senate as US voters reject Trump’s agenda

    Chris Stein / The Guardian /

  2. Brent oil slides to $94 on Iran uncertainty after US midterms

    Alvin R Cabral / The National /

  3. Oil tumbles below $100 on post-election peace hopes

    Financial Times /

  4. US midterm results herald upheaval in Middle East policy

    Financial Times /

  5. David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk

    The Guardian /