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Analysis of the latest US inflation numbers and the impact on the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, along with the EU investigation into a social media platform accused of spreading disinformation about the Israel-Hamas conflict.

US inflation was higher than forecast in September, the EU has opened an investigation into X over the way disinformation is spreading on its platform after the attacks by Hamas against Israel, and FT’s Mehul Srivastava tells us about the Hamas military commander behind the deadly Israel incursion.

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US inflation higher than expected in September

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