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Defence Minister Bill Blair says that after an independent review by the Canadian military, Ottawa has a “high degree of confidence” that Israel did not strike the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday.

Middle East, which has created significant uncertainty in financial markets. The week began with a slight dip in COMEX gold prices, but a remarkable one-sided rally ensued.

Palestine culminated into a war. Prices disregarded the robust US economic release boosting bets of higher-for-longer interest rates which end up lifting the US currency and bond yields. Geopolitical tensions often have a significant impact on the performance of gold.

US immigration agencies have recently unveiled a series of proposed changes to the H-1B visa program, which could have significant implications for Indian professionals working in the US. The changes, aimed at modernizing the program and combating fraud, include amendments to the selection process, redefining eligibility criteria, and providing greater opportunities for startup founders, a TOI report by Lubna Kably stated. At the end of fiscal year 2019, there were approximately 580,000 H-1B visa holders in the US, with a significant proportion being Indian nationals.

China exceeded forecast, helped by stronger retail sales at the end of the third quarter and bolstered by government stimulus efforts. Household demand was also robust in the US and likely contributed to the strongest pace of economic growth in nearly two years. Meanwhile, persistent industrial woes are projected to leave the German economy — Europe’s largest — in another recession this year. Here are some of the charts that appeared on Bloomberg this week on the latest developments in the global economy: Asia China’s economy gained momentum last quarter as people ramped up spending on everything from restaurants and alcohol to cars, offsetting a drag from the property crisis and putting Beijing’s annual growth goal well within reach. China’s economy gained momentum last quarter as people ramped up spending on everything from restaurants and alcohol to cars, offsetting a drag from the property crisis and putting Beijing’s annual growth goal well within reach. China’s central bank stepped up efforts to support the nation’s economic recovery and debt sales by delivering the largest cash injection since 2020 with one-year policy loans. The injection of extra cash into the economy will offer a much-needed boost to China’s growth, which has been challenged by a lack of demand and a downturn in the property market this year. South Korea’s trade minister said his country is prepared to look for alternative sources of graphite if China’s newly strengthened export controls on the key material used in electric-vehicle batteries cause a severe shortage.

PTI. These steps will bolster regional deterrence efforts, increase force protection for US forces in the region, and assist in the defence of Israel, he was quoted as saying by the agency.

AP. This effort to normalisation was announced in September at the Group of 20 summit in India, with plans to collaborate on a shipping corridor.

Israel-Palestine conflict must be built on a two-state solution. This came during the first session of what was billed by Egypt as the Cairo Peace Summit which aims to find ways to prevent the war between Israel and Hamas. Arab presidents, royalty, and top officials from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Canada, and Brazil were on hand.

ANI. The Durga Puja pandal showcases model of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with world leaders and prominent international delegates who attended the event including US President Joe Biden. The pandal also showcases Delhi's Red Fort.

Cryptocurrency advocacy group DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has urged a United States court to consider the unique aspects of blockchain technology when evaluating the privacy rights of cryptocurrency users under the Fourth Amendment.

Mahantesh Sabarad, Independent Market Expert, says “from a forward looking perspective, most of the banks should be looking at a significant premium over the ROE in terms of multiples that we offer to the book value. IndusInd Bank is one such bank which is doing incrementally better while HDFC Bank is not.” This market is getting rusty, technicals are getting sticky and global cues are not looking all that solid and strong. Do you think the best part of the market for the next couple of weeks and months is actually behind us? Yes, I think so because we have seen a lot of volatility in the market; markets have been rising up, going down, partly due to a lot of geopolitical tensions coming in due to results flowing in and a little bit on uncertainty related to the US Fed policy as well. So, all these events compressed together have come about in the past four to six odd weeks and have caused huge volatility in the market. With the net market trend lowering, I guess the future ahead seems to suggest that we can look for better market days ahead.

market sentiment. The coming truncated week is likely to bring in volatility as a plethora of companies are scheduled to release earnings and the October derivatives expiry is due. “Markets are likely to remain sideways to volatile in the coming week, and Nifty 50 may trade within a wider range of 19300-19850,” said Arvinder Singh Nanda, senior vice president, Master Capital Services. A breakout in either direction within this range has the potential to trigger a significant move, possibly spanning 200 to 400 points in one direction, Nanda said. On Friday, the Nifty 50 ended at 19542.65 points, down 82.05 points or 0.4%. The stock market will be closed on Tuesday for Dussehra.

Earnings season typically is the time when investors can look past macroeconomic forces and focus on company-specific news moving stocks. This quarter, however, is turning out to be anything but typical. Individual shares have, of course, reacted to earnings announcements in the week or so since Corporate America started reporting results. But conflict in the Middle East and surging Treasury yields are taking precedence, causing S&P 500 Index constituents to increasingly move in unison as global events sway markets broadly. In four of the six trading sessions since the reporting cycle kicked off on Oct. 13, at least 400 members in the S&P 500 have moved in the same direction. It’s a frequency that didn’t appear once in comparable weeks the past three earnings periods. Such concerted moves — up and down — are further complicating the lives of stock pickers in a year when they’ve had little luck, with only 37% of large-cap active managers outperforming their benchmarks as of the end of September, data compiled by Bank of America Corp. show. “Macro is dominating the narrative again,” Quincy Krosby, chief global strategist at LPL Financial, said by phone. “The situation in the Middle East obviously weighs on sentiment.”

By Michelle Nichols

Global giants ATCO and BOC Linde were named preferred contractors to build a $593 million hydrogen plant and storage facility near Whyalla in South Australia, just 6km from billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s Whyalla steelworks.

The draft text, seen by Reuters, calls for the protection of civilians — including those who are trying to get to safety — notes that states must comply with international law when responding to «terrorist attacks», and urges the «continuous, sufficient and unhindered» delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip. It was not immediately clear if or when the United States planned to put the draft resolution to a vote. To pass, a resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, the United States, France or Britain.

Killers of the Flower Moon" has made an impressive box office debut, despite falling short of Taylor Swift's massive concert documentary, «The Eras Tour.» Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, this historical drama is their latest collaboration and explores a dark chapter in American history based on David Grann's nonfiction book. While it couldn't claim the number one spot, "Killers of the Flower Moon" still made a solid entrance into the box office. Box Office Battle: During its domestic opening weekend, «Killers of the Flower Moon» raked in $23 million.

Reuters, called for the protection of civilians including those who are trying to get to safety, notes that states must comply with international law when responding to "terrorist attacks", and urges the "continuous, sufficient and unhindered" delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported. However, it was not immediately clear if or when the United States planned to put the draft resolution to a vote.

Israel-Hamas War: ‘We’re here for you', Justin Trudeau assures support to Palestinian, Arab, Black Muslims 3. Qatar, which was key to the release of two US citizens abducted by Hamas, is optimistic that talks with the group will “very soon" result in the release of all civilian hostages 4. As many as 100,000 people marched through central London to demand a cease-fire in Israel’s war with Hamas and in support of the Palestinian cause.

Elon Musk had a drastic response to the United States Securities and Exchange Commissions' (US SEC) new regulations regarding financial services firms, terming it a “slow strangulation of civilization". “Our civilization is being slowly strangled to death one regulation at a time," Musk posted on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. He was quoting a post by Robinhood App CEO and co-founder Vladimir Tenev, who detailed the repercussions of the US SEC's move on fintech companies and customers.

global market signalled a moderation in bond yields. However, the release of higher-than-anticipated US inflation data and resulting increase in Treasury yields marginally offset some of the positivity by the end of the first week of the war. However, the market moved to the weekend believed to be safe and sound.