⚠️ As part of its “Be Ready” campaign, the UK government is urging people to keep a three-day supply of food and water on hand for emergencies, The Guardian reports. The advice comes amid concerns about potential threats to critical infrastructure, including cyberattacks and sabotage targeting payment systems and supply chains.

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✴️ Aave founder Stani Kulechov has unveiled Aavenomics 3.0, a proposal featuring AAVE buybacks, staking, and token burns. The DAO will vote on how many tokens to burn and when to relaunch the initiative. Read more in this announcement.

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🇷🇺 The State Duma’s Economic Policy Committee recommended that deputies give initial approval to a government bill launching a three-year pilot program to sell Russian wine through Russian Post.

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⚠️ Russia’s leasing market has shrunk sharply over the past year: net leasing investments and the value of assets under operating leases are down 14%. High financing costs, cautious clients, and the expiry of older contracts are slowing the recovery. — Ъ

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🔺🌍🚀 European gas prices have climbed above $1,070 per thousand cubic meters, just as the continent’s heating season officially gets underway.

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⬆️ Bitcoin’s hashrate is climbing, a sign that major financial institutions are confident in BTC’s long-term prospects, according to CryptoQuant’s CEO. Historically, a rising hashrate points to stronger network security and reinforces Bitcoin’s fundamentals as a store of value. Public miners backed by traditional finance firms may also offer an indirect bullish signal from institutional investors.

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🔔 Kazakhstan’s central bank has cut its key interest rate to 15.75%, down from 16.25%.

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📊 Germany’s latest figures point to mixed trends across the economy. The composite PMI slipped to 52.8 from 53.8, while manufacturing improved to 54.2 from 53.9. Services weakened, with the PMI falling to 51.7 from 52.9.

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🇷🇺 Moldovan officials are weighing a sale of the country’s stake in Russian truckmaker Kamaz, a lawmaker said. Read more on the TASS website.

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🇷🇺 Sberbank is expected to post net profit of about 2 trillion rubles this year, CEO Herman Gref says.

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🔍 Politico reports that despite former President Trump’s claims that Elon Musk lifted the speed limits, Starlink remains restricted in Ukraine.

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📰 Gref says AI will profoundly reshape humanity’s role in society. Despite its ability to process vast amounts of data at incredible speed, today’s AI is still in its early stages—a “child.” He believes people can overcome any challenges technology brings.

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⚠️ Iran has warned Middle Eastern countries to stop supporting the U.S. if hostilities between Tehran and Washington resume, according to Feda-Hossein Maleki, a member of Iran's parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, in comments to RIA Novosti.

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📉 Russian stocks UGLD and UNAC each ended Friday down 3%.

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⚠️🌎 Hacker attacks spiked after reports surfaced of PHP vulnerabilities, prompting websites to rush to install patches, Reuters reports.

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📰 High-stakes talks are scheduled for Abu Dhabi in early November, where security matters will be discussed in a trilateral format. The prospect of a meeting between Putin, Xi Jinping, and Trump is drawing global attention. Whether an EU special envoy joins the Ukraine talks will depend on Brussels’ position. Peskov says European security cannot be discussed without Europeans, though the initial talks will take place between three parties.

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🔍 Coming up: The Bank of Russia is set to announce its interest rate at 13:30 MSK, with a press conference scheduled for 15:00. Markets expect the rate to stay at 14%.

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🔥🇷🇺 Russia’s Central Bank has kept its key rate at 14%, as expected. Price pressures remain strong, and inflation expectations are still elevated. The bank says underlying price growth is running at 5–6% annually, partly due to temporary cuts in production capacity. Slower demand growth is needed to bring inflation under control. Future rate decisions will depend on inflation trends and expectations. Read the release

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🇷🇺 Russia’s Central Bank could use its full scope to ease monetary policy by 2027, according to Aksakov.

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🛢 Brent crude is testing $115. Israeli military officials say there are no plans to strike Iran before Israel’s interim elections on October 27. Trump has likewise said the U.S. won’t bomb Iran before the midterms on November 3. Meanwhile, Iran is reportedly bracing for airstrikes this week.

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⚠️🇷🇺 Mordashov told Interfax that the windfall tax could become a recurring burden every 3–5 years, making investment in the metallurgical sector harder.

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