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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

General

• Stock futures are little changed after Wall Street starts the week with losses, hurt by higher oil prices and rising yields: Live updates
  CNBC
• Bond yields jump, oil extends gains as US-Iran ceasefire expires
  Reuters
• Japan's 10-year government bond yield rises to three-decade peak
  Reuters
• Vessel struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz, crew casualty reported, UKMTO says
  Reuters
• Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows
  Reuters
• Traders Short French Bonds as Fight Over Budget Set to Escalate
  Bloomberg
• Supply Crunch Grips Copper Market as Key Spread Flares Out
  Bloomberg
• Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
  NYT
• It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs
  NYT
• Why Trump Is Threatening Again to Bomb Oman
  WSJ
• Iran-Backed Houthis Threaten Coast Along Red Sea Chokepoint
  WSJ
• See How Europe’s Rivers Are Drying Up and Threatening Its Economy
  WSJ
• AI hasn’t gone rogue. It’s worse than that
  FT
• Seoul rattled by Trump’s threat to drills at heart of US alliance
  FT

Monday, August 17, 2026

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed after Wall Street starts the week with losses, hurt by higher oil prices and rising yields: Live update
  CNBC
• Trading Day: Bonds play the blues
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• 30-year Treasury yield tops 5.31%, the highest in 19 years
  CNBC
• Jane Street’s $15 Billion Loss Lays Bare Its Hedge Fund Side
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Anthropic Revenue Run Rate Surpasses $65 Billion Ahead of IPO
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US High-Grade Bond Sales Set August Record in Year Full of Them
  Bloomberg
• Foreign Holdings of Treasuries Fell in June, Led by Japan Drop
  Bloomberg
• As Iran Truce Expires and Options Shrivel, Trump Lashes Out
  NYT
• Nation’s Largest Reservoirs Are Drying Up, Threatening Life in the Southwest
  NYT
• How Wall Street Sussed Out That Situational Awareness Was On the Ropes
  WSJ
• US tech stock correction likely, warn ECB economists
  FT
• Mark Carney in last-ditch effort to avoid Donald Trump’s latest tariffs
  FT

Afternoon

• S&P 500 falls as oil prices rise amid Iran tensions: Live updates
  CNBC
• US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails
  Reuters
• Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman
  Reuters
• US home builder sentiment ticks up in August but remains weak overall
  Yahoo/Reuters
• One neutral rate estimate suggests Fed's policy stance is accommodative, paper says
  Yahoo/Reuters
• The global stakes of China's slowdown
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Nvidia Will Back OpenAI Project With as Much as $105 Billion
  Axios
• Citadel Securities Says Spiking Yields Reflect Fed Policy Risk
  Bloomberg
• Microsoft-Tied ‘Project Odyssey’ Bond Lures Buyers at Junk Yield
  Bloomberg
• Russia Is Already Waging Hybrid War in Europe, Latvia Says
  Bloomberg
• ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Lenders Pitch Loans for Needs Like Electricity and Rent
  Bloomberg

General

• S&P 500 flat as traders weigh AI optimism vs. Iran tensions: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil rises as US-Iran peace talks stall, Hormuz shipping slows
  Reuters
• Dollar Extends Slide as Traders Scale Back Fed Tightening Bets
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• From kangaroos to dim sum, foreign borrowers rush into Asia-Pacific bond markets
  Reuters
• AI Is Driving Up Treasury Yields: ‘It Just Touches Everything’
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• What rising Treasury yields are telling us
  Axios
• Trump threatens to ‘bomb’ Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ as U.S.-Iran ceasefire expires
  CNBC
• Iran works to finalize Strait of Hormuz agreement with Oman, and other Middle East news
  AP
• Japan Q2 growth misses forecasts on weaker spending, investment
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Canada's July annual inflation accelerates to 3% as gasoline rebounds
  Yahoo/Reuters
• China’s Economic Woes Mount With Disappointing Start to Half
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China new home prices stagnant in July as demand stays weak
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Ukraine takes aim at Russia’s economy and morale by attacking online retailer
  AP
• New York Factory Activity Expands by Most Since End of 2021
  Bloomberg
• Japan’s Bond Yields Climb on BOJ Hike Bets, Fiscal Concerns
  Bloomberg
• BOJ Should Raise Rates at Every Meeting, Ex-Currency Chief Says
  Bloomberg
• Banks Cheer as Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Spreads to Europe
  Bloomberg
• Brazil Economic Activity Suffers Biggest Drop in Over a Year
  Bloomberg
• China’s Chip Industry Is Having a Breakout Moment
  Bloomberg
• Iran Is Bracing for Conflict Abroad and at Home
  NYT
• Why Big Tech’s AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems
  WSJ
• Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman if It ‘Gets in the Way’ of Iran Conflict
  WSJ
• Iran’s Secret Plan to Escalate the War
  WSJ
• Growing Rate-Hike Bets Push 10-Year JGB Yield to Three-Decade High
  WSJ
• People are worried about America’s solvency
  FT
• Private credit under strain as troubled loans swell
  FT
• A leaderboard of the biggest trading losses of all time
  FT
• The cost of drought
  FT
• War and climate change drive surge in cost of shipping through global chokepoints
  FT
• The new AI super-rich are reshaping the market for jets, yachts and cars
  FT
• Ferrari’s first EV auctioned off at record $40mn
  FT

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 posts three-week win streak: Live updates
  CNBC
• US 20-Year Bond Sale to Test Demand as Yield Curve Steepens
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data shows
  Reuters
• Trump tells Hegseth to cut back U.S.-South Korea drills
  Axios
• Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
  AP
• Skyrocketing Beef Prices Finally Have Americans Reaching Their Spending Limit
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• How AI Models From OpenAI and Anthropic Went Rogue
  WSJ

General

• Bonds Face a Bigger Threat Than the Fed as Global Rates Climb
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• With Fed mum on next move, investors look to earnings to keep stocks afloat
  Yahoo/Reuters
• At AI-Fueled Market Party, Wall Street Eyes the Rates Punch Bowl
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Scoop: Inside Trump's secret backchannel to Iran's Revolutionary Guard
  Axios
• US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere
  AP
• Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
  AP
• NATO fighter jet shoots down drone over Romania
  Politico
• Bond Traders Are Agonizing Over $70 Billion of Shadow Credit Backstops For AI Companies
  Bloomberg
• Traders Get Pickier After Big Run in $886 Billion EM Debt Market
  Bloomberg
• As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones
  NYT
• As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran
  NYT
• With A.I. Riches at Stake, Pressures Mount to Share the Wealth
  NYT
• Central Banks Are Stuck in a Rinse-and-Repeat Cycle of Crises
  WSJ
• The Risk-Amplifying Strategy That Led to Big Losses at Situational Awareness
  WSJ
• Big Manufacturers Find New Demand in Equipping AI Data Centers
  WSJ
• This Sprawling Chinese Refinery Is Bankrolling Tehran
  WSJ
• The Colorado River Is Shrinking. See How Authorities Are Trying to Save It.
  WSJ
• Big Tech’s data centre boom poised to drive up carbon emissions
  FT

Saturday, August 15, 2026

General

• Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gasoline prices
  Reuters
• Iran, Oman Hone in on Hormuz Strait Deal as Ship Attacks Mount
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Depleted strategic oil reserve nears level that raises concerns about damage to caverns, operations
  CNBC
• Iran rejects ‘delusions’ after Trump says he wants the Strait of Hormuz to be a U.S. territory
  NBC
• Jane Street took $15 billion hit in July tied to Situational Awareness, AI selloff, sources say
  Reuters
• Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190-200 billion 2028 revenue forecast, sources say
  Reuters
• A Chinese lab's new model is nearly as good at hacking as U.S. AI
  Axios
• Rhine water sinks to another record low and transport shifts to land
  Reuters
• What Bessent’s Economic Isolation Of Iran Could Look Like
  Bloomberg
• As Inflation Eats Up Pay Gains, Workers Fall Behind
  NYT
• The Iran War Is Now About Who Blinks First Under Economic Pressure
  WSJ
• Nvidia Downsizes Plans for $250 Billion Guarantee of OpenAI Data Center
  WSJ
• Jane Street suffers $15bn hit after meltdown at Situational Awareness
  FT
• US aircraft carrier furore is emblem of growing disquiet over Iran war
  FT
• Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen
  FT

Friday, August 14, 2026

General

• S&P 500 is little changed, heads for third straight winning week: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil steadies after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran
  Yahoo/Reuters
• 10-year Treasury yield is little changed after weak retail sales data
  CNBC
• Retail sales unexpectedly fall in July as government tax refunds fade
  AP
• 2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East
  AP
• U.S. to use economic tactics on Iran ‘that have never been seen’; Navy works to relieve troubled carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
  CNBC
• US to Roll Out ‘Economic Isolation’ Plan for Iran Next Week
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Analysis-AI-driven surge in bond yields could be next risk for markets and growth
  Yahoo/Reuters
• ‘FOMO Insurance’ Drives Options Buying Spree as Stocks Rally On
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Hormuz shipping traffic capped amid competing claims from US and Iran
  Reuters
• Panama Canal Traffic Spurs $4.6 Million Payment for a Crossing
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Ukrainian drones strike a major refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze
  AP
• China’s Record Loan Slump Extends to Another Month With New Drop
  Bloomberg
• Ukraine Says Black Sea Port Closures May Halve Farm Exports
  Bloomberg
• Moody’s Says Heat, Water Scarcity Driving Stranded-Asset Risks
  Bloomberg
• NATO Jet Downs Drone as Concerns Grow Over Russia Threat
  WSJ
• See the Battlefield Innovations Reshaping the Russia-Ukraine War
  WSJ
• The Treasury market’s toxic codependency
  FT
• Hyperscaler AI borrowing binge shakes up foreign credit markets
  FT
• OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
  FT
• Jane Street has paid up large to avoid its numbers leaking out
  FT
• AI frenzy drives Chinese tech valuations to multiples of US peers
  FT

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Evening

• S&P 500 closes at a new record, buoyed by cooler-than-expected inflation data and falling oil prices
  CNBC
• Court Lets Trump Halt Tariff Exemption for Low-Cost Goods
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln
  AP
• Trump orders Bessent to cripple Iran’s economy
  Telegraph
• Houthis Hit Aramco Jazan Refinery for Second Time in a Week
  Bloomberg
• It’s Never Been More Annoying and Expensive to Be a US Sports Fan
  Bloomberg
• How ‘Super El Niño’ Adds Fuel to the Climate Fire
  Bloomberg
• It’s Likely That 2026 Will Be the Hottest Year on Record, Experts Say
  Bloomberg
• Trump Is Starting to Look Precarious
  WSJ
• US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001
  FT
• US accuses more than 40 countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffs
  FT
• Anthropic investors bet on $2tn valuation in record IPO
  FT

General

• S&P 500 higher after more encouraging inflation data; Cisco weighs on Nasdaq: Live updates
  CNBC
• Oil prices drop as investors weigh falling demand against Middle East tensions
  CNBC
• Korean Stocks Rise 22% in 10 Days as Chip Rally Regains Steam
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Asian stocks rise as US inflation data dents September Fed hike bets
  Reuters
• US Set to Pay Most for 30-Year Debt in Quarter of a Century
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Wholesale prices were flat in July, below expectations for 0.2% increase
  CNBC
• US unemployment claims rise but remain at healthy level
  AP
• Fed should raise rates to restrain growth and inflation, Hammack says
  Reuters
• Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz
  Reuters
• Iran-backed Houthi rebels clash with Yemeni government forces and other Mideast developments
  AP
• ‘Hormuz remains blocked’: Iran disputes Trump claims as traffic sinks to near 3-month lows
  CNBC
• Big Tech Drives Up Credit Risk for Safe Firms With No AI Links
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian refinery 800 miles from the border, sparking a fire
  AP
• ‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Putin enrages Japan with trip to disputed island
  Politico
• Record El Nino to Give Earth a Preview of its Warmer Future
  MSN/WP
• For the Oil Market, the Strait of Hormuz Isn’t Closed
  Bloomberg
• Manhattan Rents Hit $5,000 Record While Listings All But Vanish
  Bloomberg
• Japan’s Producer Price Gains Stay High as BOJ Mulls Rate Path
  Bloomberg
• Housing Market Jitters Grip Australia Banks on Cautious Outlook
  Bloomberg
• Low Danube Forces Full Halt of Romania’s Sole Nuclear Plant
  Bloomberg
• Russian Strikes on Dozens of Grain Ships Threaten Global Food Supplies
  NYT
• U.S. and Ukrainian Forces Went Head-to-Head in an Exercise. Ukraine’s Drones Won.
  WSJ
• Taiwan Weaponizes Coast Guard to Prepare for Battle With China
  WSJ
• The hyperscalers’ exploding ‘purchase commitments’ reach $1.5tn
  FT
• US race to compete with China on lithium runs into water battles
  FT

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed as traders await more inflation data: Live updates
  CNBC
• Strait of Hormuz ship traffic near three-month low as U.S.-Iran deal in doubt
  CNBC
• Trump Reverts to Economic Squeeze of ‘Entrenched’ Iranian Regime
  Bloomberg
• US Regulator Denies Egan-Jones Bid to Expand Ratings Business
  Bloomberg
• Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies
  NYT
• Zhu Rongji, and What China Might Have Been
  WSJ
• Wall Street giants bet Nvidia’s AI chips will defy the laws of finance
  FT

Afternoon

• Strong AI earnings lift S&P 500, Nasdaq as inflation data calms rate-hike jitters
  Reuters
• Oil dips on demand forecasts, global equities gain
  Reuters
• US July deficit tops $432 billion as outlays grow, tariff receipts stay negative
  Reuters
• Inflation relief's staying power is in question
  Axios
• Diesel desperation is mounting globally
  Axios
• Huge oil slick hitting Oman's shoreline as agencies warn of disaster
  Reuters
• Trump Says Hormuz Is Under U.S. Control. Few Ships Are Listening.
  WSJ
• In-Line Inflation Reading Buys the Fed More Time to Defend Its Forecast
  WSJ
• War Is Squeezing Another Global Chokepoint: The Black Sea
  WSJ

General

• Stocks rise after tame inflation data; AI-related shares jump: Live updates
  CNBC
• Global stocks hold gains after in-line US CPI
  Reuters
• Consumer prices rose 0.1% in July, as expected, putting the annual rate at 3.4%
  CNBC
• New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
  Reuters
• Boston Fed's Collins open to interest rate increase in September, FT says
  Reuters
• Bank of America pledges $250 billion for US infrastructure financing
  Yahoo/Reuters
• World-Beating Rand Carry Lures Traders to South African Bonds
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels
  AP
• Iran Takes More Aggressive Military Stance With US Talks Frozen
  Bloomberg
• Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US
  Reuters
• Bessent-Takaichi Split on BOJ Risks Undermining Joint Yen Rescue
  Bloomberg
• Korea’s 30-Year Bond Yield Hits Record on Oil, Rate Hike Bets
  Bloomberg
• Iranian Factions Squabble Over War Aims With Khamenei Absent
  Bloomberg
• Hormuz Standoff Derails Oil Supply Recovery and Deepens Demand Slump, IEA Says
  WSJ
• Why Wall Street and Nvidia Are Building an Exotic Money Pipeline for the AI Boom
  WSJ
• How a bad trade pushed a US mortgage giant into a $2bn lifeline
  FT
• Poorer Americans are struggling to make ‘ends meet’, top Fed official says
  FT
• Panama Canal fees hit record high as El Niño and Iran war choke shipping
  FT
• China’s great jobs squeeze
  FT
• China-linked hackers hit Taiwan in unprecedented ‘autonomous’ AI cyber attack
  FT