1. US President Trump said that it is “possible” to step up military attacks on Iran after the November midterm elections. 2. According to a US official, the US Department of Defense may send an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and marines to the Persian Gulf to provide more options for Trump's decision to escalate military action against Iran. 3. According to people familiar with the matter, artificial intelligence model developer Anthropic is seeking an initial public offering as soon as mid-November. 4. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Philip Jefferson said that policymakers may need more time to determine whether further interest rate hikes are necessary to curb inflation. 5. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said that supply shocks have become more prominent, and their impact is “unexpectedly long-lasting,” testing the Fed's traditional approach of choosing to ignore such shocks. 6. Federal Reserve Kashkari said that he doesn't know how high interest rates will eventually need to rise to cool prices. After experiencing a supply shock that lasts for five years, it is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve to keep inflation down. 7. People familiar with the matter said that during private talks, Iran's foreign minister said that Iran is willing to allow inspectors to enter bombed nuclear facilities in exchange for easing sanctions. 8. Nvidia and SoftBank have each completed the final $10 billion investment in OpenAI's last round of financing, fulfilling their respective investment commitments of $30 billion.

1. US President Trump said that it is “possible” to step up military attacks on Iran after the November midterm elections. 2. According to a US official, the US Department of Defense may send an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and marines to the Persian Gulf to provide more options for Trump's decision to escalate military action against Iran. 3. According to people familiar with the matter, artificial intelligence model developer Anthropic is seeking an initial public offering as soon as mid-November. 4. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Philip Jefferson said that policymakers may need more time to determine whether further interest rate hikes are necessary to curb inflation. 5. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said that supply shocks have become more prominent, and their impact is “unexpectedly long-lasting,” testing the Fed's traditional approach of choosing to ignore such shocks. 6. Federal Reserve Kashkari said that he doesn't know how high interest rates will eventually need to rise to cool prices. After experiencing a supply shock that lasts for five years, it is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve to keep inflation down. 7. People familiar with the matter said that during private talks, Iran's foreign minister said that Iran is willing to allow inspectors to enter bombed nuclear facilities in exchange for easing sanctions. 8. Nvidia and SoftBank have each completed the final $10 billion investment in OpenAI's last round of financing, fulfilling their respective investment commitments of $30 billion.