Norway's minister for digitalisation said the government will consider taking state ownership stakes in some data centre projects.

The White House schedule shows Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani will meet President Trump at noon on Nov. 9. Al Thani — a key mediator between Washington and Tehran — said on Nov. 7 Qatar’s mediation is ongoing and that the U.S. remains willing to seek a settlement after the midterms. U.S. sources say Vice President Vance has spent the past two weeks pushing for a new ceasefire and resumption of nuclear talks, keeping near‑daily contact with mediation channels; Vance is reported to plan a private meeting with Al Thani before the White House session. On Nov. 8 Trump said that if talks make progress the likelihood of renewed U.S. strikes on Iran is low, but stressed that depends on Iran signing a very strong agreement.

On Monday, gold rose more than 1% as softer oil reduced inflation concerns and investors awaited key U.S. inflation data and fresh signals from the Fed on policy. Oil fell after U.S. President Trump said he is highly unlikely to order further strikes on Iran and negotiations to end the conflict are continuing, easing supply-disruption fears. KCM Trade chief market analyst Tim Wotler said Trump’s softer stance helped cap oil, and a modest retreat in the dollar has eased some inflation pressure that had weighed on gold.