AIR FRANCE SAYS FLIGHTS TO AND FROM RIYADH ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL DEC 12, 2026

AIR FRANCE SAYS FLIGHTS TO AND FROM DUBAI ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL NOV 7, 2026
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KREMLIN AIDE SAYS THAT IF UKRAINE LAUNCHES MASSIVE ATTACKS DURING NOVEMBER 4 CELEBRATIONS, THIS COULD AFFECT RUSSIA’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE TRILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS - IFX
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KALSHI HITS $40 BILLION VALUATION AFTER $1 BILLION FUNDING ROUND

Prediction-market platform Kalshi has reached a $40 billion valuation after raising $1 billion in a funding round co-led by Wellington and Sequoia.

Additional investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Coatue and CapitalG.

Kalshi also reported more than $1 billion in annualized revenue from non-sports contracts, highlighting demand beyond sports-related markets.
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ECB SAYS LEAVES INTEREST RATE ON DEPOSIT FACILITY UNCHANGED AT 2.50% (REUTERS POLL 2.50%)
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🇪🇺 ECB HOLDS INTEREST RATES STEADY, WARNS OF RISING INFLATION RISKS

The European Central Bank kept all three key interest rates unchanged, in line with expectations.

🔸 Deposit Facility: 2.50%
🔸 Main Refinancing Rate: 2.65%
🔸Marginal Lending Facility: 2.90%

The ECB warned that rising energy prices pose upside risks to inflation and downside risks to economic growth.

However, underlying inflation remains broadly stable, with no significant wage response to the energy shock so far.

The ECB reiterated its data-dependent, meeting-by-meeting approach, without committing to a specific rate path.
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EURO DIPS AFTER ECB DECISION; LAST DOWN 0.31% AT $1.1118
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EURO FALLS 0.4% TO $1.11095, LOWEST SINCE MAY 2025
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*ALPHABET SHARES FALL 13%, SET TO ERASE $489 BILLION IN VALUE
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROMISED TARIFF RELIEF IN TALKS TO SECURE U.S. AUDI FACTORY
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TRUMP OFFERS TARIFF RELIEF TO AUTOMAKERS INVESTING IN THE US

The Trump administration reportedly plans tariff relief for automakers expanding US manufacturing, following talks over Audi's $4 billion Georgia factory, expected to produce up to 200,000 vehicles annually.

The proposed program could offer import tariff exemptions or offsets to companies committing to US factory construction by the end of 2027.
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HASSETT: THERE'S ROOM TO LET INFLATION GET UNDER CONTROL
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HASSETT: TRUMP BELIEVES RATES CAN BE LOWER
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EU'S VON DER LEYEN: CANADA CANNOT BE A EU MEMBER BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHY, BUT WE WANT TO TAKE OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL
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EU'S VON DER LEYEN: WE ARE DISCUSSING THE IDEA OF ​​CANADA BECOMING THE FIRST ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE EU

EU'S VON DER LEYEN: IT WILL BE 'ASSOCIATION WITHOUT ACCESSION'
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ECB'S LAGARDE: DEBT ISSUANCE BY HYPERSCALERS PLAYS A ROLE IN YIELD RISE
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ECB'S LAGARDE: COUNTRIES WITH HIGH DEBT HAVE TO FACTOR INTO FISCAL POLICY PLAN THAT RATES ARE HIGHER, WILL PROBABLY REMAIN HIGHER
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QATARENERGY BUYS US LNG TO HEDGE AGAINST HORMUZ DISRUPTIONS

QatarEnergy plans to secure over 7 million tons of LNG annually through new supply deals, including potential agreements with Venture Global ($VG).

The strategy aims to profit from future LNG price spikes without major capital spending.

Qatar also ruled out pipelines bypassing Hormuz, citing security risks.
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QATARENERGY CEO SAYS HAS MET IRANIAN ACTING PETROLEUM MINISTER TWICE IN PAST TWO WEEKS, EXPLORING POST-WAR COOPERATION IN OIL AND GAS
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LAGARDE: THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL ON RATES IS QUITE CLEAR TO ALL OF US
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ECB'S LAGARDE: I'M STEPPING DOWN EARLY TO HAVE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ON MATTERS THAT ARE NOT MONETARY
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