Politics

There is talk of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel

• Some moves in markets on this

Huge social media chatter that Putin is dead (spoiler - he is not)

Iran's Foreign Minister has arrived in New York for talks on his Hamas terrorist attacks

US President Biden and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expected to meet on Friday

Goldman Sachs says a 2 to 3 week November US government shutdown is its base case

Biden: What comes next has to be a two-state solution

• Biden says there is no going back to pre-October status quo

Mike Johnson elected House Speaker

• Big surprise

Hamas fighters trained in Iran before attacks - report

• WSJ report

First meeting of China - US economic working group, candid and constructive discussions

White House national security spokesman Kirby says not the time for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

There is some talk that US bases in Syria and nearby have been hit (update: fake news)

• Al-Tanf base under attack?

Hamas says it is releasing two Israeli hostages

• Odd report

US has not seen direct order from Iran to increase attacks against US troops - Pentagon

• No sign of Iran ordering attacks against US and proxies

US 2023 fiscal deficit $1.695 trillion vs $1.375 trillion in 2022

• It's not a great sign to have a rising deficit in a strong economy

Jim Jordan loses secret ballot to remain House speaker nominee

• Today's vote was a last-gasp, evidently