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🛢️ BREAKING: Brent crude just jumped nearly 4% in a single session — reversing Wednesday's 8% plunge. Key facts: • Brent settled up $3.67 (+3.88%) at $98.29 a barrel • US WTI rose $2.40 (+2.72%) to $90.52 • At least five vessels have reported incidents in the Gulf since Sunday, per UK maritime agency UKMTO — tankers struck by mines or targeted by drones • Eurasia Group cut the odds of a negotiated deal with Iran to 10% and warned escalation could push Brent to $110–$125 Source: Reuters, November 5, 2026. #OilPrices #BrentCrude #WTI #EnergyMarkets #FinanceNews #Zimbuck

🏦 BANK OF ENGLAND HIKES RATES TO 4% — FIRST RISE SINCE 2023 The Bank of England raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 4.00% on Thursday — its first hike since August 2023. 📊 The key numbers: • Bank Rate: 3.75% → 4.00% • MPC vote: 8-1 in favour (Catherine Mann wanted a bigger hike to 4.25%) • UK inflation: 3.5% in September — the Bank expects it near 5% by mid-2027 Governor Andrew Bailey warned more hikes could follow if the US-Iran conflict keeps pushing energy prices higher. The next decision is due December 17. #BankOfEngland #InterestRates #UK #Inflation #CentralBank #Finance #Markets #Zimbuck

📈 BREAKING: Solana Labs just launched Leap — a new mobile trading app for tokenized stocks, ETFs and crypto! Leap, a new company under Solana Labs, opened its beta app on iPhone (via TestFlight) today, letting users trade tokenized stocks, ETFs, precious metals, currencies and crypto in one place — 24/7, onchain. Key facts: 📱 iPhone beta live now via Apple TestFlight; Android coming soon — not available in the UK or other restricted regions 🔄 Trades route onchain via Jupiter, with full profit-and-loss tracking and breakeven prices per position 🔥 No fees at launch — but once fees begin, Leap plans to use them to buy and burn SOL, permanently removing tokens from circulation 🎁 Early waitlist members join the "Founders Club" and can earn 30% of trading fees from users they invite, plus 5% from second-tier referrals 📉 SOL traded around $90.11, down 6.4% in 24 hours amid the wider market sell-off Source: Decrypt / Crypto Briefing / Solana Labs, November 5, 2026. #Solana #SOL #Leap #TokenizedStocks #Crypto #DeFi #FinanceNews #Zimbuck

🏦 BREAKING: The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 4% — its first hike in over three years. The Monetary Policy Committee voted 8–1 to lift Bank Rate by 25 basis points, from 3.75% to 4.00%. Catherine Mann dissented, calling for a bigger 50bp rise to 4.25%. The Bank warned inflation could reach around 5% by the middle of next year — more than double its 2% target — and signalled at least one more increase is likely if the US–Iran conflict continues. 📊 Key numbers: • Bank Rate: 3.75% → 4.00% • MPC vote: 8–1 • UK CPI: 3.5% (September) • Inflation seen ~5% by mid-2027 #BankOfEngland #InterestRates #UK #Inflation #Economy #Finance #Markets #Zimbuck