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America’s and Iran’s weekend break; European wildfires, and more
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Iran said a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian Sea killed one sailor and injured another.
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Bond sell-off eases; another arrest over RAF Fairford incident, and more
12:06|Global bond markets recovered some of their losses after a sharp sell-off on Thursday sent borrowing costs soaring. Also, a British-Iranian man was arrested in connection to a suspected terror plot at Britain’s RAF Fairford airbase.
20261002. Another bond sell-off; British-Iranian arrested over RAF Fairford incident, and more
03:48||Ep. 20261002A bond sell-off eased slightly, after the yield on American ten-year Treasuries briefly hit 5.34%, its highest level since 2002.
Another bond sell-off; British-Iranian arrested over RAF Fairford incident, and more
12:37|A bond sell-off eased slightly, after the yield on American ten-year Treasuries briefly hit 5.34%, its highest level since 2002; A British-Iranian man was arrested in connection to a suspected terror plot at Britain’s RAF Fairford airbase last weekend.
Pilot stabbed on Israel-bound flight; bond sell-off gathers speed, and more
11:10|Binyamin Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed another and attempted to crash a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Also, a bond sell-off intensified as investors rushed to dump American government debt, dragging borrowing costs higher around the world.
20261001. Pilot stabbed on Israel-bound flight; America launches probe into rogue AI, and more
03:57||Ep. 20261001A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after it plunged nearly 20,000 feet and issued a distress signal.
Pilot stabbed on Israel-bound flight; America launches probe into rogue AI, and more
11:12|A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after it plunged nearly 20,000 feet and issued a distress signal; America’s Federal Trade Commission, a consumer-protection agency, opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms over the potential risks posed by their products.
Treasury yields retreat slightly; AI bosses meet Trump, and more
12:11|The yield on American 30-year Treasuries fell slightly, to 5.55%, after having reached its highest level in almost a quarter of a century on Tuesday. Also, Donald Trump said top AI executives had signed a “morally binding” agreement to self-police safety standards.
20260930. Treasury yields hit 24-year high; AI bosses meet Trump, and more
03:57||Ep. 20260930The yield on American 30-year Treasuries rose to 5.6%—its highest in almost a quarter of a century.
Treasury yields hit 24-year high; AI bosses meet Trump, and more
12:27|The yield on American 30-year Treasuries rose to 5.6%—its highest in almost a quarter of a century. Yields on ten-year bonds climbed to 5.27%, its highest since 2007; Top AI executives met Donald Trump amid growing calls to regulate the technology.