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Inflation came back, and the AI boom got its first bill

Plus two ships sunk in Hormuz and oil at $110, Tesla’s hovering Roadster and the SpaceX merger talk, and why Britain’s good growth figure makes a rate rise more likely

Record shares, and the dearest borrowing since 2002

Plus Trump’s diesel deal with Putin, OpenAI’s missing $20 billion, SpaceX versus the phone companies, and the first Budget leaks

The economy slowed and the bills went up anyway

Plus the Iran talks collapse, diesel at £2 a litre, OpenAI shelves its newest model, and a tariff cut on toys and Christmas decorations

Borrowing just got dearer for everyone

US bond yields at their highest since 2007, mortgages above 7%, and the Chancellor's room for the 28 October Budget cut in half. Here's what it means for you.

Your cash ISA is about to get smaller

£20,000 becomes £12,000, and the obvious workaround is already being closed.

Everyone hit the brakes

The Fed raised rates for the first time since 2023, Japan followed to a 31-year high, and the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI asked for AI itself to slow down. Plus why oil fell despite a pipeline attack.