2026-10-28 07:00 UTC | BLOCK 973512
BITCOIN $80,900 | GOLD $4,035 | OIL $111.28
1. TPG Nears $5 Billion Deal for UK Data Centre Group Ark
-- TPG is in talks with Elliott Investment Management to buy British data centre operator Ark for about $5 billion, the Financial Times reported, in what would be one of the sector's largest transactions this year.
-- Private capital is buying operating sites rather than financing new construction, a faster route to contracted power and grid connections, and it raises the price of the dwindling set of independent European operators.
2. Bank of England Set to Begin a Short Tightening Cycle in November
-- The Financial Times' Monetary Policy Radar expects the Bank of England to raise rates in November in a brief, precautionary step, opening a gap with a Federal Reserve expected to hold this week.
-- The increase lands days after Wednesday's budget and feeds straight into mortgage and corporate refinancing costs, while the pressure the Bank is answering is imported, with Brent near $111 and shop prices up 2.1%, rather than domestically generated.
3. Houthi Refinery Strike Lifts Oil as Middle East Supply Risk Returns
-- Crude rose Wednesday after Houthi attacks on a Saudi refinery revived concern about a prolonged conflict; Brent traded near $111 as traders weighed supply risk against demand.
-- Striking refining and export plant bites deeper than threatening tanker transit, tightening product supply even as Gulf capitals push a Hormuz-for-sanctions plan that would drain the war premium from crude.
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