Hamas Leader 'Killed' in Iran, BOJ Rate Hike & Reeves Confirms Tax Hikes

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Hamas said its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an airstrike in Tehran that it blamed on Israel, putting the Middle East on edge for potentially even more violence. (2) The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate and unveiled plans to halve its bond purchases in actions that underscore its determination to normalize policy. (3) The chancellor has said the government will likely raise some taxes in October's Budget after months of speculation about Labour's stance on tax. (4) Microsoft’s Azure cloud-computing service posted a slowdown in quarterly growth, disappointing investors anxious to see a payoff from huge investments in artificial intelligence products (5) Far-right protesters fueled by anger and false online rumours hurled bottles and stones at police, wounding more than 20 officers Tuesday outside a northwest England mosque near where three girls were fatally stabbed a day earlier. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.