Bloomberg Daybreak

The Netherlands plans to cut its stake in ABN Amro Bank NV in half, taking the bank closer to full private ownership.

RBI raised interest rates for the first time in nearly four years. Governor Sanjay Malhotra says given the current economic scenario, rate hikes are off the table in the near-term. (Corrects to remove incorrect name strap at 00:50:28.) (Source: Bloomberg)

Kate Zhang, CEO at hedge fund MS Capital, discusses the investment opportunities in China's equity markets and the rising demand from global investors for Chinese quants. She speaks with Yvonne Man and Avril Hong on Bloomberg: The China Show. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Health authorities in Kenya confirmed an Ebola infection in a traveler who recently arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The person fell ill in Congo a month ago and traveled by road to Uganda. The patient arrived by plane in Nairobi on Oct. 3 and died Monday. This marks Kenya's first imported case linked to the outbreak in central Africa. Bloomberg's Janice Kew reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

India’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in nearly four years and signaled further hikes may be on the table as rising inflation and a weakening currency drive a policy pivot. (Source: Bloomberg)

Taiwan prosecutors said two Hong Kong residents paid for the surveillance of a lawmaker and his family, and indicted four Taiwanese individuals in a case they described as transnational repression.

Europe’s worsening heat waves, wildfires and floods are prompting governments to increase spending on climate-resilient infrastructure, opening a lucrative new market for industrial companies.

A mega-refinery in Nigeria owned by Africa’s richest person is going public, seeking to raise at least $1.6 billion to help fund its expansion. The share sale is set to be the continent’s largest-ever initial public offering. Aliko Dangote has pitched it as an “IPO for the people” and aims to draw in millions of first-time investors by setting the minimum stake in his firm at just $4.

Iran has increased the pace of attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, just as oil shipments through the world’s most important energy chokepoint approach prewar levels. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace breaks down the latest developments. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Japan Exchange Group Inc. unveiled the biggest-ever reshuffle of the Topix on Wednesday, a revamp that shrinks one of Asia’s broadest major equity benchmarks and intensifies pressure on Japanese companies to boost their market appeal.

Police in New Delhi temporarily detained key opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to end an almost nine-hour standoff during a protest seeking the resignation of the chief election official. (Source: Bloomberg)

Sanlam Ltd.’s $1.2 billion bid to take full ownership of Santam Ltd. will give Africa’s top insurer more freedom to deploy capital across the continent, India and the Lloyd’s of London market, the latest step in an expansion that will soon include banking.

Fewer than 30% of Indians have access to a retirement account, even as the number of people over 60 is set to more than double by 2036. Saikat Das explains India’s pension problem and what the government is doing to fix it. (Source: Bloomberg)

Shares of Japanese beer makers fell after the nation’s competition authority started investigating them over suspected price fixing.

Retail investors are estimated to have lost 2.3 trillion won ($1.7 billion) from leveraged exchange-traded products tracking South Korea’s two chipmaking giants in just months, according to a lawmaker’s office, in the first revelation of the magnitude of risks from such bets.

Rate hike expected; traders eye more liquidity-draining measures and rupee commentary.

Copper edged higher as a strike at a Chilean mine added to supply concerns, while a stronger dollar and broader pullback in risk assets kept gains in check.