Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh did nothing to dispel market expectations that the US central bank will hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month. In a discussion in Bangkok at the International Monetary Fund’s annual meetings, Warsh made no remarks on monetary policy or his outlook for the US economy, apart from reiterating that the Fed will deliver price stability.

President Donald Trump declined to rule out using a weapon known as the “Mother of all Bombs” on Iran after the US midterms. Trump has previously ruled out striking Iran before the elections on November 3, which will decide control of Congress. Yet in an interview on Newsmax, he mused about possible attacks after the vote.

Taiwan is preparing to tighten export controls on AI chips to further align with US restrictions, according to a senior official in Taipei, joining a Trump administration clampdown on the smuggling of cutting-edge semiconductors to China.

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00:23:48 – Friday headlines
00:24:23 – AI industry spends big ahead of midterm elections
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Bloomberg News National Security Team Leader Wendy Benjaminson tells Bloomberg This Weekend that Ukraine uses SpaceX’s Starshield and Starlink systems for critical military operations, as questions remain over what caused recent restrictions and whether they were deliberate. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Benjamin says the dispute comes as Republican criticism grows over President Donald Trump’s approach to Russia and Ukraine ahead of the midterm elections.
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US equity futures slide as a recovery rally in AI fades. Meta boosts its capital spending plans for the year. Oil rises as the US pulls some diplomats from Saudi Arabia amid worsening tensions between Houthis and Iran. George Goncalves of MUFG joins “Bloomberg Brief” to discuss opportunities in bonds amid market volatility.

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00:09:41 – Meta Earnings and AI Investment Outlook
00:11:24 – Tesla Earnings, CapEx and Autonomy
00:12:43 – Oil Surges as Middle East Tensions Escalate
00:16:07 – Trending on the Terminal
00:17:19 – Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs Amid AI Push
00:20:19 – Global Markets Face Broad Risk-Off Selloff
00:20:54 – Bloomberg Brief: Market Check
00:22:54 – First Look Movers: Meta and Tesla Slide in Pre-Market Trading
00:24:54 – MUFG’s George Goncalves on Treasuries Regain Safe-Haven Status, What Risk-Off Trading Could Mean for the Fed
00:30:31 – Trending on the Terminal
00:32:06 – US Pulls Diplomats as Middle East Tensions Rise
00:33:34 – Midterms, War and Voter Affordability Concerns
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Rebecca Rettig, COO and chief legal officer of Jito Labs, joins Scarlet Fu and James Seyffart on “Bloomberg Crypto.” They discuss crypto’s role 2026 US midterm elections and how recent regulatory innovation exemptions have lessoned the impact of the Clarity Act failing.
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Indonesian markets extended their selloff, with stocks deepening their worst rout in almost 30 years and losses spreading to bonds and the rupiah after MSCI warned the country may face a two-step downgrade. Bloomberg’s Anthony Stephens has more. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-19/indonesian-stocks-tumble-to-lowest-since-2020-after-msci-warning
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