G2 — Adversary’s Veto
A Houthi missile hits a building at Saudi Aramco’s headquarters
Oil rose as a reported strike on the state oil company’s headquarters added to the risk premium already built on Gulf shipping.
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The briefing
A Singapore-registered container ship sinks after a strike in the Strait of Hormuz
The vessel is the first reported total loss in the waterway, and accounts differ on whether it hit a mine or was struck by a projectile.
BlackRock’s managed assets reach a record as fee income climbs
The asset manager reported a profit jump, record assets under management and quarterly inflows that beat forecasts.
China’s trade surplus reaches $938 billion over nine months as bank lending jumps
Customs data show September exports surging and chip shipments more than doubling in value, while the central bank reported stronger new loans.
The Kremlin says the diesel deal opens the way to wider cooperation, and Meloni calls it risky
A Russian envoy framed the fuel agreement as a first step toward broader economic ties as Italy’s prime minister criticised it in public.
Treasury fines Bank of America $1.2 billion over anti-money-laundering failures
The Treasury Department said the penalty, its third largest ever, covers years of failures to report suspicious transactions.
US consumer prices rose 3.7% in September as fuel costs bit harder
The annual inflation rate accelerated from August and came in above expectations, and traders immediately lifted the odds of another Federal Reserve rate rise.
Bowman says there is time to wait and see before any further Fed action
The Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision said inflation remains above target but that she feels no urgency to tighten policy further.
IMF’s Georgieva says faster US growth alone will not shrink the debt pile
The fund’s managing director told reporters at the annual meetings that growth without deficit reduction will not stabilise US debt.
An OpenAI engineer is charged over a recording device planted in the company’s office
Prosecutors say a device was found in a USB port in an executive conference room, and the Justice Department says the FBI has made an arrest.
Lisa Cook’s lawyer declines the White House hearing ordered for 5 November
A lawyer for the Federal Reserve governor said she is not available for the hearing the president ordered over mortgage fraud allegations.
Pill pushes back on market pricing for four rate rises as sterling hits a 16-month high
The Bank of England’s chief economist, who has voted for higher rates, said he is now more sceptical that four increases are needed.
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