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Wednesday 11 November 2026·14 items · about 7 min read·Free edition
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US consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, BLS says
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers "increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in October after rising 0.6 percent in September". The index for all items less food and energy "rose 0.3 percent in October, as it did in September and August." Shelter rose 0.3 percent, "accounting for over thirty percent of the monthly all items increase". Food rose 0.5 percent and energy 0.7 percent.
Why it matters The BLS said it "did not collect survey data for October 2025 because of a lapse in appropriations" and "cannot publish 12-month percent changes for October 2026 for indexes where October 2025 data are unavailable."
Key numbersAll items +0.4% (October, seasonally adjusted)·All items +0.6% (September)·All items less food and energy +0.3%·Energy +0.7%
Zelensky says Russian officers in Abu Dhabi "say they have already occupied half of Donbas"
Official post · not independently verified. Zelensky wrote that after the Abu Dhabi meetings his team told him "the Russians think and say they have already occupied half of Donbas, which remains under our control." He wrote: "the American side confirmed the Ukrainian assessment of what is happening on the battlefield." On X: 564,521 views and 3,265 reposts as of Wed 11 Nov, 04:13 ET.
Why it matters The European Commission's statement on the meeting said: "Ahead of the upcoming trilateral discussions with Russia, representatives of the European partners, Ukraine and the United States met to continue their close coordination on efforts to end the war in Ukraine".
Zelensky meets Nordic leaders in Copenhagen, cites power outages in Ukraine
Official post · not independently verified. Ukraine's president wrote that he met Nordic leaders in Copenhagen and thanked "our Nordic friends – Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland". He wrote that "Europe must absolutely be at the negotiating table" and "Hundreds of thousands of families live with power outages every day." On X: 112,515 views and 581 reposts as of Wed 11 Nov, 04:13 ET.
Justice Department charges three Iran-backed operatives over nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks
Official post · not independently verified. The Justice Department said "an eight-count superseding indictment was unsealed today" charging three men, including over "a September 2026 terrorist plot at a British Royal Air Force Base in Fairford, United Kingdom". It said: "A superseding indictment is merely an allegation." On X: 60,795 views and 490 reposts as of Wed 11 Nov, 04:13 ET.
Why it matters The department said the three are charged over activities in support of Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, "two U.S. designated foreign terrorist organizations".
Key numbers3 defendants·8 counts·nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks
Vance calls the Hegseth impeachment question "absurd"; Hegseth calls it "sabotage"
Official post · not independently verified. Vice President JD Vance wrote: "Has Pete Hegseth committed impeachable crimes? The question is absurd and the answer is: obviously not." A White House release quoted Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: "This is not patriotism; this is sabotage." On X: 2,780,316 views and 4,664 reposts as of Wed 11 Nov, 04:13 ET.
Hegseth says the US and Poland signed a defense-industry statement of intent
Official post · not independently verified. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wrote that at the Pentagon he met "my Polish counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz". He wrote that they "signed a Statement of Intent on strengthening of defense industry cooperation." On X: 148,121 views and 1,274 reposts as of Wed 11 Nov, 04:13 ET.
Fed's Bowman says she sees "signs that inflation pressures are persisting"
At the Council on Foreign Relations, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said: "Today, I am seeing signs that inflation pressures are persisting, while labor market conditions appear to be firming." She said "today's consumer price index suggests that 12-month core PCE inflation likely moved up further to 3.3 percent in October".
Why it matters Bowman said: "Before our next meeting in December, we will receive the PCE inflation report for October and the employment report for November."
Key numbersFederal funds rate target range held at 3-3/4 to 4 percent at last month's FOMC meeting·12-month core PCE inflation "likely moved up further to 3.3 percent in October"
Norges Bank says the risk of serious events that could weaken financial stability has increased
Norway's central bank, in its bi-annual Financial Stability Report, quoted Deputy Governor Pål Longva: "The Norwegian financial system is resilient. Households and firms have ample debt-servicing capacity, and banks are solid. At the same time, the risk of serious events that could weaken financial stability has increased".
Why it matters Norges Bank said its Committee decided on 4 November to keep the countercyclical capital buffer rate unchanged at 2.5 percent.
Bessent says he will join Trump in Shenzhen next week to meet Xi
Official post · not independently verified. Treasury Secretary Bessent said: "next week, I will join President Trump in Shenzhen, where the two leaders will meet before a fourth encounter in Miami." He said: "we reached consensus to identify more favorable tariff treatment for $30 billion of non-sensitive goods in each direction." On X: 11,345 views and 72 reposts as of Wed 11 Nov, 04:13 ET.
Key numbers$30 billion of non-sensitive goods in each direction·previously agreed by China: at least 25 million metric tons of soybeans and 10 million metric tons of coal over the next two years
EU Parliament and Council agree the EU's 2027 annual budget, the Commission says
The European Commission said it "welcomes the agreement reached last evening between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the annual EU budget 2027." It said the budget "includes major support to Ukraine, both through the Ukraine Facility and the Ukraine Support Loan". Its table lists total appropriations of €199,707.5 million, including €3,078.5 million for security and defence.
Why it matters The Commission said the 2027 budget "is the last one under the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)" and "should now be formally adopted by the Council of the European Union and by the European Parliament".
SEC says it filed 348 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission said: "In fiscal year 2026, the Commission filed 348 enforcement actions, including 235 standalone actions", plus 113 follow-on administrative proceedings. It said it obtained orders for monetary relief "totaling $1.095 billion" and "returned approximately $731 million to more than 250,000 harmed investors."
Key numbers348 enforcement actions·235 standalone actions·$1.095 billion monetary relief ordered·about $731 million returned to investors
EIA expects Brent crude near $100 a barrel for the rest of this year
The EIA said: "we expect the Brent crude oil spot price will remain near $100 per barrel (b) for the remainder of this year." It forecast Brent "will gradually fall to an average of $77/b in the fourth quarter of 2027." It said U.S. commercial crude oil inventories "fell to 410 million barrels at the end of October, the lowest end-of-October level since 2014."
Why it matters The EIA said: "We finalized inputs into the model on November 5, 2026. This month’s forecast does not specifically account for market events after that day."
Key numbersBrent near $100/b rest of 2026 (forecast)·Brent $77/b in Q4 2027 (forecast)·US commercial crude inventories 410 million barrels at end-October·Henry Hub $2.87/MMBtu Nov–Mar (forecast)
UK government welcomes a £12 billion RWE and KKR offshore wind investment
The UK government said RWE and KKR "have announced a total investment of £12 billion" for the Vanguard West and Vanguard East offshore wind farms, "set to be operational by 2030". Financing includes "a £1 billion investment from the UK’s National Wealth Fund". Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "This major investment in UK renewables is a vote of confidence for building in Britain."
Key numbers£12 billion total investment·£1 billion from the National Wealth Fund·more than 2,400 jobs·around three million homes
NASA says Chandra found a hidden companion behind a giant star's outbursts
Official post · not independently verified. NASA wrote that "scientists identified the culprit behind the eruptions—a hidden companion to the volatile star." Its article said this companion of the star AT 2016blu is "either a stellar-mass black hole, or the dense collapsed core of a massive star called a neutron star." On X: 287,678 views and 282 reposts as of Wed 11 Nov, 04:13 ET.
Key numbersAbout 30 million light-years from Earth·star's mass at least 33 times that of the Sun·bursts roughly every 113 days