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Today's lead · Markets

Hotter US inflation stalls Wall Street's rebound and lifts Fed hike bets

A third month of 0.4% price rises hardens expectations of a December rate rise.

US consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, above the 0.3% expected, with core prices up 0.3% against a 0.2% forecast. It was the third month in a row of increases of 0.4% or more, and it hardened expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates in December.

The S&P 500 fell 0.38% and the Nasdaq 0.74%, ending a two-day recovery, while the 10-year Treasury yield pushed towards 5%. CNBC

World

UpdateRussia and Ukraine hold first US-mediated talks in nine months

The first day in Abu Dhabi lasted about four hours; Zelensky called it constructive and fairly substantive, and a second day is scheduled for today. US envoys including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are mediating. Al Jazeera

Tech & AI

Anthropic sets IPO price range, valuing it at up to $1.4 trillion

An updated filing offers 825 million shares at $70 to $78, raising up to about $64 billion, with pricing expected on 18 November and Nasdaq trading from 19 November. CNBC

World

UpdateTrump holds off on new Iran strikes for now

After meeting Qatar's prime minister, Trump said military action did not look necessary at this point but forces remain ready, and Rubio told G7 ministers in Paris that economic pressure was working. Tehran's security chief denied any talks are under way. CBS News

UpdateHouse blocks bid to impeach Hegseth

The Republican-controlled House voted 211 to 204 to send the impeachment resolution to committee, effectively halting it; 11 Democrats missed the vote. Republicans keep control until January. Al Jazeera

UpdateGulf states approve a joint military command

The Gulf Cooperation Council approved a military command headquarters in Kuwait, as the coalition again intercepted Houthi missiles over Riyadh and schools in the Saudi capital moved classes online. Gulf News

France

Armistice Day: holiday timetables and closures around the Étoile

Macron lays a wreath at the Clemenceau statue and rekindles the flame at the Arc de Triomphe at 11:00. Cars are banned from 7:00 to 14:00 around Concorde, the Champs-Élysées, the Étoile and the Alma area, several nearby metro stations are closed, and public transport runs on holiday schedules. Sortiraparis

G7 foreign ministers wrap up two days in Paris

The meeting at the Quai d'Orsay, under France's G7 presidency, covered the Middle East, Ukraine and maritime security, and ended with a working lunch on Ukraine. Brazil, Egypt, South Korea and Saudi Arabia also took part. France Diplomatie

India

Sonia Gandhi's memoir "Belonging" is out

HarperCollins India published it on 10 November, alongside Knopf's worldwide edition. Gandhi has described it as a personal rather than a political book. Deccan Herald

Indian markets reopen after the Diwali holiday

The NSE and BSE were shut on Tuesday for Diwali Balipratipada and resume today, with Monday's closes as the reference: Sensex 81,106.65 and Nifty 25,044.65. They open into a hot US inflation print but lower oil and mostly firmer Asian markets. Business Today

Tech & AI

SoftBank swings to a $7 billion loss on data-centre power bets

The group booked about $3.7 billion of losses after changing plans for power-generation equipment it had pre-ordered for US AI data centres, plus losses linked to Intel. Shares of power-equipment makers such as GE Vernova fell on the news. CNBC

Stanford's AI100 study says scaling is running out of road

The once-every-five-years report finds AI investment outpacing earlier technology booms without yet paying off, and says the public has had little say in how AI is built. The Next Web

ChatGPT Enterprise arrives on AWS Marketplace

Companies can now buy ChatGPT Enterprise through Amazon's marketplace, a common route for procuring software against existing cloud commitments. OpenAI

Travel & Aviation

Boeing to cut about 5% of its commercial aircraft workforce

Division chief Stephanie Pope told staff that slower 737 and 787 production ramps leave the unit overstaffed; cuts of roughly 2,500 jobs will come through attrition and layoffs, with notices from December. Quartz

Travel managers are doing more with lean teams, GBTA finds

A GBTA and Cvent survey of 270 travel managers in North America and Europe shows travel teams taking on wider responsibilities, including meetings and AI, without matching staff growth. The Business Travel Magazine

Delta adds seven international routes for winter

The additions launch between November and March across six US hubs, starting with Los Angeles to Vancouver, which returns after more than eight years. Aviation A2Z

Markets

Europe, US, currencies, oil and gold: Tuesday's close or late-evening level. India: Monday's close (markets shut Tuesday). Nikkei: change live on Wednesday. Bitcoin: early Wednesday. ≈ means approximate.

Index	Level	Change
CAC 40	8,278.59	▲ 0.55%
Euro Stoxx 50	6,327.87	▲ 0.59%
S&P 500	7,520.93	▼ 0.38%
Nasdaq	25,065.87	▼ 0.74%
Nifty 50	25,044.65	▲ 0.23%
Sensex	81,106.65	▲ 0.13%
Nikkei 225	60,459.58	▲ 0.85%
EUR/USD	≈1.1152	▼ ≈0.6%
EUR/INR	105.21	▲ 0.10%
Brent crude	$91.68	▼ 0.96%
Gold	$4,032.80	▼ 2.60%
Bitcoin	≈$73,700	▼ ≈2%

Europe outperforms as oil eases

The CAC 40 gained 0.55%, with Renault up 2.1% on a Jefferies upgrade, and Brent briefly slipped under $90 for the first time since August. Cheaper energy helps import-dependent Europe more than the US. Boursorama

Gold drops 2.6% as yields and the dollar climb

A near-5% US 10-year yield raises the cost of holding a metal that pays no interest; the euro also slipped back towards $1.115. Trading Economics

Coming upToday: US Veterans Day, so the bond market is shut but stocks trade; Indian markets reopen. Thursday: India October CPI, US jobless claims, Cisco and Applied Materials results. Friday: US producer prices. 9 December: Fed decision.

Sport

UpdateThird ODI in Hamilton washed out; India still 2-0 up

Rain allowed only the toss, which India won. The result ends New Zealand's run of 11 straight home series wins; the last two ODIs are at Mount Maunganui this weekend. ESPNcricinfo

UpdateManchester United's decision on Carrick still pending

With United 18th, US coach Mauricio Pochettino is widely reported as the leading candidate to replace him; his players say the speculation is not a distraction. Yahoo Sports

WTA Finals: Sabalenka meets Andreeva today

Both won their Group 2 openers in Indian Wells; the match finishes overnight Paris time. The ATP Finals in Turin start on Sunday. ESPN

Learn something new · Economics

Base effects: why inflation can jump when prices barely move

The headline inflation rate compares prices this month with prices in the same month a year earlier. So the number depends on two months, not one: today, and the "base" twelve months ago. If something unusual happened in that base month, such as a price crash or a temporary tax cut, the annual rate will swing when that month enters or drops out of the comparison, even if nothing new is happening now. Economists call this a base effect.

The classic example is oil. In spring 2020 lockdowns sent oil prices collapsing. A year later, euro-area energy prices were being measured against those abnormally low levels, so annual energy inflation shot up. The European Central Bank estimated that base effects alone accounted for around 5 percentage points of the rise in energy inflation between December 2020 and March 2021.

The practical habit: read the month-on-month change, or a two-year comparison, alongside the headline. European Central Bank

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