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HighV Tech & AI5 Nov
Data-centre moratorium fears hand chip stocks their worst day since 2020
Fears that data-centre permits will be frozen in states won by Democrats in the midterms sent the Nasdaq 100 down 6.36% on 5 November. According to CNBC, the semiconductor index had its worst day since March 2020.
5 November 2026 · AUSTIN
MediumI Geo-Economics5 Nov
Codelco admits inflated copper output exceeded 42,000 tonnes
MediumVII Reinsurance5 NovHowden Re says the fall in US cyber pricing is slowing
MediumIV Macro & Debt4 NovUS Treasury moves seven-year notes from monthly to quarterly new issues
MediumVI Energy & Supply4 NovUS lends 300,000 barrels from Northeast heating oil reserve
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05/11MediumI Geo-EconomicsAmericasCodelco admits inflated copper output exceeded 42,000 tonnes05/11MediumVII ReinsuranceAmericasHowden Re says the fall in US cyber pricing is slowing05/11HighV Tech & AIAmericasData-centre moratorium fears hand chip stocks their worst day since 202004/11MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS Treasury moves seven-year notes from monthly to quarterly new issues04/11MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasUS lends 300,000 barrels from Northeast heating oil reserve04/11MediumVII ReinsuranceAmericasAIG expects reinsurance savings at the January renewals04/11MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazil's central bank halts rate cuts at first post-election meeting04/11MediumIII Conflict & DefenceAmericasPentagon sends more than 25,000 unmanned systems to Middle East command03/1118:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS job openings rise to 7.5 million in September as quits accelerate03/11MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasTreasury yields climb on election day ahead of the refunding statement03/11LowVII ReinsuranceAmericasHamilton prices its cat bond at 1.6 times expected loss02/1123:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS Treasury projects 800 billion dollars of first-quarter borrowing02/1118:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS manufacturing beats forecasts as input prices stay high02/11LowVII ReinsuranceAmericasArch shrinks reinsurance premiums and leans on third-party capital02/11MediumV Tech & AIAmericasOracle seeks 20 billion dollars in a day to fund AI build-out30/10MediumVII ReinsuranceAmericasCalifornia's earthquake authority moves down its tower with a riskier cat bond30/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasLogan calls for at least two more hikes as December odds slip to 76%29/1015:30MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS economy grows 3.4% in third quarter as core inflation quickens29/10MediumVII ReinsuranceAmericasAon puts nine-month insured catastrophe losses at their lowest since 201929/10MediumV Tech & AIAmericasHyperscaler bond issuance has already doubled its 2025 total29/10MediumVII ReinsuranceAmericasReinsurers expect property catastrophe rate cuts to slow in January28/1017:30MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasUS distillate stocks fall 10% below the five-year average28/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasUS exports drive Gulf Coast crude stocks to their lowest since 202428/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasUS sanctions North Korean IT worker network and its Russian hub28/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasUS election finance regulator shuts its filing system after an attempted breach28/10MediumV Tech & AIAmericasUS bars imports from Chinese genomics giants ahead of the Shenzhen summit28/10HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasThe Fed looks set to hold, and the dissents carry the signal28/10MediumV Tech & AIAmericasWith 11 days left, the Affiliates Rule extension is missing from the Federal Register27/10HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasDomestic buyers displaced foreigners at the US two-year auction27/10HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasBank of Canada readies its first hike in a year27/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasAppeals court upholds PDVSA 2020 bonds, leaving Citgo's fate with OFAC26/1006:30MediumI Geo-EconomicsAmericasMexican hauliers block roads across 19 states26/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrasília answers the currency panic with Treasury buybacks, not the central bank26/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazil shock drives Argentine country risk to a one-year high26/10MediumV Tech & AIAmericasCohere finds Qwen model trying to send files to Beijing26/10HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasLula's win hands Brazilian stocks their worst day since 202026/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasA worm weaponised 42 GitHub repositories by hiding behind oversized files24/10HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazil heads to a dead-heat runoff as spending cuts dominate24/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasFed expected to hold on Wednesday as markets price a December hike23/10HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS firms raise selling prices at fastest pace since 202223/10LowVII ReinsuranceAmericasCatastrophe bond market heads for a second 20 billion dollar year23/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasQuest Diagnostics halts its lab ordering system after a data breach22/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS 10-year yield slips below 5% as tech sell-off deepens22/10MediumV Tech & AIAmericasUS Treasury moves to curb American investment in Chinese biotech22/10LowV Tech & AIAmericasFCC blocks two devices with Huawei chips under new component rule22/10MediumV Tech & AIAmericasHuang's capital-shortage warning knocks 5.9% off chip index22/10LowIV Macro & DebtAmericasMexican core inflation beats forecasts as services reach 4.26%21/1015:00LowIV Macro & DebtAmericasMexican retail sales jump 1.2% but the peso still slips21/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasUS crude output drops by 410,000 barrels a day in a week21/10HighII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasCISA tells operators to take unpatchable PHP systems offline21/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasOdds of a Canadian rate hike jump to 80% in a week21/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasHijacked LiteLLM release pipeline ships credential-stealing malware21/10HighII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasMicrosoft pins ConnectWise breach on China-aligned group using AI agents21/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasFlávio Bolsonaro's lead over Lula shrinks to one point in Quaest poll20/1020:13MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasArgentina's country risk breaks above 700 points intraday20/1017:00HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS pending home sales sink to their lowest since 200120/10MediumV Tech & AIAmericasWashington orders civilian agencies to strip out DeepSeek products20/10HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasThirty-year Treasury yield slips below the 20-year point20/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasUS and European police tie 600 victims to SafePay ransomware20/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsAmericasAlberta rejects a path to separation by roughly 76%19/10HighVI Energy & SupplyAmericasUS distillate inventories hit their weakest week since 198219/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBarclays now expects Fed hikes in both December and January19/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasFlávio Bolsonaro's lead in Brazil's run-off shrinks to the margin of error19/10HighII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasIntruder granted itself global admin rights in the ConnectWise breach19/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasCanadian inflation rises to 3.1% while core gauges stay below target19/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasColombia leaves its firm energy shortfall to the 2027 auctions18/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasDebt dominates Brazil's first run-off debate17/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasA stolen ConnectWise backup credential opens 173 Microsoft 365 tenants16/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS net interest bill climbs to 1.05 trillion dollars in fiscal 202616/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasUS opens exchange tender for 17 million barrels from its strategic reserve16/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasArgentina's country risk rises to 648 despite central bank dollar buying16/10HighII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasChina-linked group exploited a flaw in BeyondTrust's remote support tool for weeks16/10HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasWarsh gives no rate signal in Bangkok and October hike odds fall15/1015:30HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS producer inflation jumps to 6.3%, yet Treasury yields fall15/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasCyberattack on BAE Systems halts US bankruptcy court notices15/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasBank of America hires 1,000 contractors to patch flaws found by AI15/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazil's real loses 1.17% in a day as runoff polls tighten15/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasCISA flags critical Atlassian flaw as exploited, sets 18 October deadline15/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasCoreWeave default protection tops 1,000bp as AI debt tightens14/1015:35LowIV Macro & DebtAmericasMexican peso weakens past 18.5 as its rate gap with the Fed narrows14/1015:30MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS inflation climbs to 3.7%, putting an October hike back in play14/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasUS weighs easing sanctions on shadow fleet tankers14/10MediumV Tech & AIAmericasJapan puts up to $21bn into two new GlobalFoundries fabs in New York13/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasCaputo heads to Bangkok to unlock an $869m IMF tranche13/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasWilliams sees one more hike as markets price a tougher 202713/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasDeferred WTI contract sets a record for a 12th straight session12/10LowVI Energy & SupplyAmericasCuba opens oil and gas fields to foreign firms on 40-year terms12/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsAmericasSheinbaum says there is no trade deal with the US yet11/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsAmericasAvalanche kills two contract workers at Codelco's El Teniente mine09/1020:56MediumI Geo-EconomicsAmericasMagnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama leaves canal traffic running09/1015:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazil's annual inflation breaches the target ceiling09/1000:43MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasFirst Datafolha runoff poll puts Flávio Bolsonaro ahead in Brazil09/10HighVI Energy & SupplyAmericasUS grants Russian diesel a temporary licence until April 202709/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS consumers lift long-run inflation expectations to 3.5%09/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasCanada shed 68,000 jobs in September against expectations of a gain09/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasMexico keeps diesel tax at zero as fuel revenue erodes09/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasPDVSA targets 1.3 million barrels a day by year-end09/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasAttackers probe maximum-severity flaw in SonicWall SMA1000 appliances08/1020:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasWeak demand at US 30-year auction breaks with strong 10-year sale08/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS annual deficit nears 2 trillion dollars as interest costs accelerate08/10MediumII Cyber & 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SupplyAmericasStorm Isaias shuts a quarter of Gulf of Mexico oil output06/1019:00MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasUS takes bids on fresh 40 million barrel strategic reserve exchange06/1015:30MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasAI imports push the US trade deficit to $105.6bn06/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasArgentina's country risk drops 82 points after Brazil's first round06/10MediumVI Energy & SupplyAmericasDraining stocks push the EIA's year-end Brent forecast to $10506/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasFed's Schmid and Daly keep the door open to hikes despite high yields05/1017:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS services prices climb at fastest pace since 202205/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasNasdaq hits record as Treasury yields touch 24-year high05/10HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazilian stocks surge 7.7% as Flávio Bolsonaro leads first round04/1014:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazil votes in first round as final polls put Lula ahead04/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasPatched NetScaler devices hit again by a new zero-day02/1015:30HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS economy adds only 29,000 jobs in September02/1002:27MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasLogan seeks 50 more basis points while most of the Fed waits02/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazil's real slips ahead of a neck-and-neck election02/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasIMF urges Mexico to speed up fiscal consolidation to bring debt down01/1017:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS factory price pressure returns to levels seen when the Iran war began01/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS Treasuries pull back from their peak as two-year yield drops 10 basis points01/10MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasArgentina's country risk hits year high on 2027 funding gap fears01/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasChina-linked Warlock hits water and telecom firms through SharePoint flaws01/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasFortiMail flaw exploited before any patch as CISA gives agencies three days01/10MediumV Tech & AIAmericasCalifornian charged with smuggling $300 million of Nvidia servers to China30/0923:01MediumV Tech & AIAmericasMicron has already contracted most of its 2027 HBM supply30/0915:30HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasSofter US inflation erodes the odds of an October rate rise30/09HighII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasExploited flaw in Cisco's SD-WAN management console joins CISA catalogue29/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS long-dated yield holds above 5.5% despite Treasury buybacks29/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasMarkets price 68% odds of October Fed hike before PCE data29/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasApple CoreGraphics flaw exploited as a zero-day, CISA adds it to catalogue29/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasMexican peso weakens past 18 to the dollar as rate gap narrows29/09MediumV Tech & AIAmericasTSMC reportedly weighing second US hub in Texas with six fabs28/0914:25LowIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazil's inflation forecast rises while year-end Selic expectations hold28/09HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS ten-year Treasury yield climbs to a 19-year high28/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasOil shock and rate-hike bets push gold to a seven-week low28/09HighII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasCitrix NetScaler flaws exploited for weeks as CISA orders urgent patching27/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBessent urges Fed flexibility on rates, citing AI productivity26/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsAmericasUS and China agree tariff cuts on 30 billion dollars of goods26/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasMandiant: ShinyHunters re-exploits 9.8-rated PeopleSoft flaw in 7 sectors by encoding one character to evade WAFs; 25% of commands at top privilege25/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasArgentina's country risk jumps 31 points in a day to 609, a 6-month high; around $795 million paid to the IMF, reserves fall to $48.2 billion25/09LowIV Macro & DebtAmericasBrazil's IPCA-15 flash inflation beat expectations with a 0.70% rise in September; at 4.47% year on year it is pressing against the 4.5% target ceiling25/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasCISA adds to its exploitation list on 25 September a SharePoint flaw Microsoft first published as 'spoofing' at 6.5, and a MikroTik SSH flaw25/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasFile transfer firm Kiteworks asks thousands of customers to shut their systems for 6 hours on 26 September after a threat warning from federal authorities25/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasMichigan consumer sentiment at a 4-month low of 48.1, 1-year inflation expectations jump to 4.6%; US 30-year yield rises to 5.50%25/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericas2 GitHub Actions compromised in May went back online with malicious code: around 15,000 repositories depend on them, exposure lasted 7 hours to 9 days25/09LowIV Macro & DebtAmericasS&P affirms Chile at 'A' with a stable outlook but says fiscal consolidation will take longer than expected; 2026 growth forecast at 0.7%24/0922:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBanxico unanimously holds its policy rate at 6.50%; early-September inflation beats expectations at 3.42% while core eases to 3.79%24/09HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS Treasury sells 44 billion dollars of 7-year notes at 5.085%: highest yield since April 1993 as indirect demand falls to 57.2%24/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasArgentina's country risk rises for eight straight days to 566 basis points; 803 million dollars due to the IMF on 25 September24/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasCISA adds CVSS 10 WSO2 and 9.1 Adobe Commerce flaws to its exploited list; ransomware gangs flagged on TeamCity vulnerability24/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasPhiladelphia Fed President Paulson says modest further tightening may be needed; October hike odds at 64%, jobless claims fall to 197,00024/09MediumV Tech & AIAmericasAI front stalls at summit: no signed text for an incident notification line, chip export controls not tabled, Congress pushes tightening with 3 bills23/09HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS Treasury sells $70 billion of 5-year notes at 5.033%; after hot PMIs the 10-year yield hits 5.10%, its highest since 200723/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasFed's Barr and Collins signal further hikes: October hike odds jump intraday from 55% to 70%, and the dollar index rises above 10122/0920:00MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS Treasury sells $69 billion of 2-year notes at 4.787%: 58.3 basis points above the August auction22/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasZero-day in F5 BIG-IP APM with a CVSS score of 9.8 under active exploitation; CISA gives federal agencies until 25 September22/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasRichmond Fed President Barkin: core PCE at 3.3% in July, firms expect 4.1% price increases for 2027; door open to further hikes22/09HighII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericasShinyHunters claims it stole 2–3 TB of FBI staff and applicant data through an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day21/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasArgentina's country risk climbs to 533 basis points as an IMF mission arrives in Buenos Aires for the third review21/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasThe Fed's Goolsbee: if inflation is coming from demand, the rate response will be sharper and front-loaded21/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsAmericasCanada tables Bill C-39, cutting federal review of major projects to 1 year and clarifying powers to intervene in strikes21/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsAmericasSheinbaum: Mexico will buy more from the United States and cut Chinese imports for the sake of the USMCA17/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasArgentina's economy contracted 0.6% in the second quarter and unemployment hit 7.9%, the highest since 202117/09HighI Geo-EconomicsAmericasCarney welcomed the EU's first associate membership offer in Strasbourg; 70% of Canadian goods go to the United States17/09HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasFed dot plot median for 2026 rises to 4.00-4.25% while the 10-year yield eases from 5.04% to 4.94%16/0921:00HighIV Macro & DebtAmericasFed raises its target range to 3.75–4.00% in its first rate hike since July 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summit, the US and China discuss tariff cuts and a one-year extension of the truce11/0915:30MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS headline inflation rises to 3.4% in August while core inflation eases to 2.4%10/09MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureAmericas153 million US and Canadian driving licence scans stolen from identity verification company IDScan08/09HighV Tech & AIAmericasUS intelligence agencies accuse six Chinese AI companies of distilling American models on an industrial scale08/09HighI Geo-EconomicsAmericasCanada begins imposing counter-tariffs of 15–50% on 27.6 billion dollars of US goods in response to 50% US Section 338 tariffs08/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasCentral Bank of Chile holds its rate at 4.5% and cuts its 2026 growth forecast to 0.25–0.75%, highlighting stagflation risk04/0915:30MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasUS adds 162,000 jobs in August as July figure is revised into positive territory02/09MediumIV Macro & DebtAmericasBank of Canada holds its policy rate at 2.25% for a seventh consecutive time, citing Middle East-driven energy prices and US tariffs02/09MediumV Tech & AIAmericasUS Commerce Secretary Lutnick confirms second-phase chip tariffs: those not manufacturing in the US will pay02/09HighI Geo-EconomicsAmericasVenezuela's National Assembly approves an agreement handing 17 oil fields to US-backed NABEP for 100 years