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Rundown · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Finance news on November 3, 2026

On Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the Finance desk recorded 4 news events. The earliest report came from www2.stockmarketwatch.com at 04:38 UTC. One more event was reported; it is listed at the end.

  1. 01

    RBA lifts cash rate to 4.85% in fifth hike of 2026

    2 outlets · first: www2.stockmarketwatch.com The Fed

    Machine summary Governor Michele Bullock was quoted saying higher rates were "required" to bring inflation back within the 2%–3% target band, with headline CPI reported at 4.3%. In the same session, the KOSPI fell by as much as 3.77%.

    1. Higher interest rates are "required" to return inflation to the 2%–3% target range, Governor Michele Bullock was quoted as saying.
    2. The UK Autumn Budget capped business rate increases for hospitality.
    3. A five-year supply deal was sealed by ADNOC Gas (ADNOCGAS) at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi with TotalEnergies (TTE), covering LNG volumes of up to 1.6 million tonnes.

    Reported by www2.stockmarketwatch.com and The Guardian.

  2. 02

    Coverage recordtrend.az: “Apple’s Services net sales rise 9.8% to $31.6B in fiscal Q4”

    2 outlets · first: zerohedge.com Markets

    Reports ran between 13:24 and 19:36 UTC on Nov 3.

    The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

    Reported by zerohedge.com and trend.az.

  3. 03

    Dubai FinTech Summit day two spotlights transition finance and capital

    2 outlets · first: Zawya Markets Mostly press releases

    Machine summary Day two of the Dubai FinTech Summit, part of the DIFC-led Dubai Future Finance Week, combined private-capital and sustainability programming with a Digital Economy 2.0 report from DIFC and Asia House.

    1. DIFC Authority chief executive Arif Amiri told the summit plenary the centre hosts more than 2,000 AI, fintech and innovation firms, against 11 startups in its first accelerator in 2017 (The Fintech Times)
    2. An announced partnership is intended to give up to 6,000 Japanese startups access to the DIFC ecosystem; the report states neither the partner nor a launch date was named
    3. The same report projects growth in the fintech market from about USD 400 billion today to USD 1.5 trillion, with cybercrime already costing the world roughly USD 10 trillion a year, per Asia House chief executive Michael Lawrence
    4. Noel Quinn, chair of Julius Baer and formerly HSBC's group chief executive, described tokenisation as a natural evolution, not a revolution; in 2004 Julius Baer became the first financial firm to establish itself in DIFC.
    5. DIFC's own announcement states its '1 Million Learners' initiative surpassed 130,000 learners in 2026 and that the centre is developing a Total Impact Framework to measure outcomes

    Reported by Zawya and thefintechtimes.com.

    • HSBC
    • Asia House
    • Digital Economy 2.0
    • Dubai Future Finance Week
    • Dubai FinTech Summit
    • Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

  4. 04

    Hyperscalers gain as CoreWeave slides 10% after midterms

    2 outlets · first: Seeking Alpha Markets

    Machine summary Microsoft and Amazon each rose more than 6% on Wednesday while CoreWeave fell around 10%, Micron dropped 7% and Nvidia declined 3.17%, CNBC reported. According to JPMorgan's James Sullivan, borrowing spreads for neocloud companies have widened markedly, making the cost of fresh capital far above what hyperscalers face.

    1. Microsoft and Amazon each rose more than 6% on Wednesday as markets reacted to midterm results, CNBC reported
    2. CoreWeave fell around 10%, while Micron dropped 7% and Nvidia declined 3.17%, according to CNBC
    3. According to James Sullivan of JPMorgan, the spreads on borrowing for neocloud firms have widened significantly, so the price of raising extra capital is substantially above what hyperscalers face.

    Reported by CNBC and Seeking Alpha.

More events reported

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  1. · 1 outlet TechCabal Named in the reports: TechCabal

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