October 31 Overnight News at a Glance

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31/10/2026
1. Binance co-founder He Yi stated that in this hot wallet theft incident, the net affected funds amounted to just over $3 billion, accounting for more than 2% of user assets and public reserve assets. 2. Fitch Ratings: Driven by the semiconductor industry boom, the Korean won will remain near recent highs. 3. Three Federal Reserve officials reiterated the need for further rate hikes while advocating a gradual tightening approach to minimize shocks to financial markets and the economy. 4. Canada and the EU agreed in a joint statement to define, before the 2027 summit, the concept of "a closer Canada-EU relationship without full accession." Canada and the EU signed a space secure connectivity cooperation agreement. 5. Amazon is using an $80 billion supplier lending arrangement to provide funding support for AI. 6. The Trump administration is pressuring Lithuania to relax EU sanctions on Belarusian potash exports. . Yemen's Houthi armed group issued a statement saying that over the past 24 hours, Saudi Arabia launched 93 airstrikes and missile attacks on Yemen, targeting the capital Sanaa as well as Al-Jawf, Taiz, Saada, Marib, Dhamar, Hajjah, Ibb, and Lahij governorates. 7. The U.S. Embassy said the State Department has required non-emergency personnel to leave Saudi Arabia. 8. Iran said it shot down a U.S. military drone over Qeshm Island. 9. Qatari negotiators have conducted 12 consecutive hours of talks in Tehran. Qatari mediators also maintained regular communication with the White House during the day. Sources said the talks are still ongoing, aimed at facilitating a U.S.-Iran agreement. 10. The U.S. military denied Iran's claim that it destroyed a U.S. unmanned surface vessel. 11. U.S. President Trump on Iran: Negotiations are underway, they are willing to negotiate, and the talks have been ongoing. 12. The United States approved the sale of 500 "Patriot" missiles to Ukraine. 13. The UK Maritime Trade Operations office reported two incidents of ships being attacked. 14. S&P lowered Meta's outlook to negative, citing significant uncertainty over capital expenditures and free operating cash flow. 15. Google is in talks with the U.S. Department of Defense on cooperation for the "Golden Dome" project. 16. Nvidia plans to provide backstop support for a $45 billion Anthropic project for a cloud service provider. 17. A diplomat from Cuba's Permanent Mission to the United Nations returned home after being expelled by the United States.