Monday, November 2, 2026

The Hourly News

Global News, Business, AI & Markets — Hour by Hour

The Hourly News

Global News, Business, AI & Markets — Hour by Hour

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The headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing.

China’s Central Bank Shifts Main Policy Rate to Overnight Lending in Bid to Ease Funding

Sony semiconductor technology centre in Yamagata, Japan, a file photo of a chip-making facility in Asia.

Asia’s Factory Growth Cools in October as AI Boom’s Lift Fades, Private Surveys Show

The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in central Tokyo.

Asia Shares Slip as AI Spending Doubts Deepen Ahead of Apple Earnings

An M.2 solid-state drive, the kind of storage device built with NAND flash memory.

Kioxia Shares Plunge as Much as 15% After Record Quarter Meets a Flat Forecast

The Beehive and Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand.

New Zealand Early Voting Surges 28% Ahead of November 7 Election

North Korean troops marching in a military parade in Pyongyang

North Korea Vows to Speed Up Nuclear Build-Up After US–South Korea ‘Iron Mace’ Drill

A fan of twenty-dollar US banknotes.

Dollar Holds Steady as Markets Brace for US Midterms and a Packed Week of Rate Decisions

A container ship at the Hai Phong International Container Terminal in Vietnam.

Tesla and Samsung Oppose New US Tariffs on Vietnam as Trade Probe Nears Deadline

Row of houses in a residential street in Flemington, Victoria, Australia.

Australian Home Prices Fall for Seventh Straight Month as Rate-Hike Fears Deepen

A stone ruin on the rocky coast at Sinop on Turkey's Black Sea coast.

Erdoğan Says South Korea Could Partner on Turkey’s Sinop Nuclear Plant Ahead of Seoul Summit

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