Morning Edition · Saturday, October 10, 2026
Markets
Trump Says Putin Will Ship Millions of Tonnes of Diesel to US and World Markets as Treasury Pauses Sanctions
Heating oil futures fell as much as 5% after Friday's settlement, and Ukraine hit a Russian fuel terminal within hours of the announcement.
Geopolitics
Eritrean Troops Enter Tigray Towns as Ethiopia Tells the UN Security Council It Faces an "All-Out Invasion"
Ethiopia's foreign minister says Eritrean forces have pushed up to 60 kilometers inside the country, while Asmara accuses Addis Ababa of waging war to seize the Red Sea port of Assab.
Macro
Ten-Year Treasury Yield Ends Week at 5.24% as Bessent Skips the IMF and World Bank Meetings in Bangkok
Gold rose 1.3% and silver 2.2% on Friday as yields eased slightly, though both metals are still down over the past month while the 10-year Treasury yield stays near 5.24% and the 30-year near 5.63%.
Geopolitics
Riyadh Airport Attacked and Evacuated for the Third Time in a Week, With at Least 225 Flights Canceled
Air traffic to the Saudi capital stopped two days after a strike claimed by the Houthis killed three Saudi citizens. Meanwhile, President Trump says the Iran war "will end quickly, one way or another."
Geopolitics
Ukraine Hits Fuel Terminal at Russia's Novoshakhtinsk Refinery Hours After the Diesel Deal as Russia Targets Bridges in Kyiv
Russian authorities declared drone and missile alerts in 10 regions on Saturday morning, and Moscow's drones have struck three bridges across the Dnipro in a week.
Markets
Hurricane Isaias Shuts About 71% of US Gulf Oil Output as Delta Cuts Its Forecast Over Fuel Costs
Operators took nearly 1.46 million barrels a day offline before the storm made landfall near Destin, Florida, at the same time as the United States faces a diesel shortage despite producing about 13.8 million barrels of crude a day.
Macro
Reserve Bank of India Tightens Currency Derivative Rules Days After Its First Rate Increase Since 2023
Companies can now trade rupee derivatives without proving an underlying exposure only up to $5 million, down from $100 million, and they cannot rebook cancelled contracts.
Macro
Citi Says French Fiscal Risks Could Make the European Central Bank Stop Raising Rates After December
Belgian police clashed with about 30,000 people who marched in Brussels against spending cuts, which shows how hard it is for euro-zone governments to reduce deficits.
Geopolitics
United States Sanctions the International Criminal Court Itself Hours After Former Judge Navi Pillay Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
The sanctions extend from individual judges and prosecutors to the court as a whole, which means European banks that serve it now carry US sanctions risk.
Tech
US Federal Communications Commission Moves to Bar All Chinese Labs From Testing Electronics Sold in America
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on October 29 on a rule taking effect in December 2028, which would affect most of the testing that now happens in China.
Crypto
Bessent Says the US Will Freeze $1 Billion in Iranian Crypto as Russians Open 220,000 Digital-Ruble Accounts
Bitcoin held near $82,600 and gained less on Friday than gold or silver, while both governments extended their control over digital money.
World
India Shuts Delhi Transport and Detains Hundreds to Stop a Youth Protest Against the Election Commission
Police detained thousands of protesters, journalists and lawyers and shut down transit across the capital before a planned march demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a revision of the voter rolls that has removed more than 130 million names at the draft stage.
Geopolitics
Taiwan's Lai Ching-te Vows to Defend the Status Quo and Criticizes Beijing in National Day Speech
Lai also responded to talks between Washington and Beijing, saying Taiwan's self-defense buildup "is not a provocation," while US and Chinese officials follow the opposition Kuomintang's leadership struggle.