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Today's wire · Thursday, 22 October 2026

Financial news, day after day.

Headlines from the major financial media, African and Gulf markets, regulators and central banks, in a single wire updated every 30 minutes. Every morning, a new edition begins.

6 articles · 4 sources

Top stories

CNBCJobless claims near the lowest since the 1960s as low-fire trend continues

Africa

06:00
The rise of Africa’s Chinese factoriesFT Africa

UAE and Gulf

22:08
Airfares will not return to pre-Iran war levels, American Airlines warnsFT Middle East
09:15
US orders some personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacksFT Middle East
06:00
The battle for Israel’s futureFT Middle East

Regulators and central banks

10:22
The AMF and ACPR warn the public against several entities offering unauthorised investments in France on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market and in crypto-asset derivativesAMFtranslated from French

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