Catalysts and events · 2026-08-18

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2026-08-18Trump orders negotiators to halt conversations with Iran and declares there are no talks or conversations ongoingCO1 DXY TY1
2026-08-18UAE Defense Ministry accuses Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at its territorial waters aimed at maritime trafficADNOCDIST CO1 UAEGB10Y
2026-08-18Pentagon evaluates reducing US military footprint at Persian Gulf bases after months of Iranian strikes on facilitiesLMT XLE-5.44%
2026-08-18Israel strikes Syrian airbase near the Turkish border as Washington seeks deconfliction channelBRENT EIS SYRIA SOVEREIGN RISK+0.40%
2026-08-18Israel says it carried out airstrikes on a Syrian airbase after accusing Damascus of enabling Turkish deploymentBRENT ILS TA-35+0.60%
2026-08-18UAE reports two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward Emirati territoryBDRY BRENT USO+2.78%
2026-08-18Ship-tracking data show sharp slowdown in tanker crossings through Strait of Hormuz as owners avoid waterway after recent attacksBZ=F CL=F TNKR-VLCC-TCE-ME_CN
2026-08-18US and global stock indices decline as rising bond yields and US–Iran tensions weigh on sentiment^DJI ^IXIC STOXX600
2026-08-18UAE announces immediate suspension of all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran citing regional escalationsBZ=F TNKR-VLCC-TCE-ME_CN
2026-08-18Trump orders top envoys to halt Iran talks and declares no negotiations under way as 60-day Strait of Hormuz memorandum expires^DJI BZ=F TNKR-VLCC-TCE-ME_CN US10Y
2026-08-18UK Maritime Trade Operations reports Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Minoan Dignity struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz, killing chief engineerBZ=F CL=F TNKR-VLCC-TCE-ME_CN
2026-08-18UAE defense ministry says two ballistic missiles launched from Iran targeted maritime traffic and fall into sea, prompting suspension of all trade and financial transactions with TehranADNOC-OPERATED-TANKERS BZ=F CL=F STOXX600
2026-08-18United States sanctions two more International Criminal Court officials on August 18BRENT MBS USD/IRR
2026-08-18Top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf tells parliament the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until U.S. lifts blockade, oil sanctions and releases frozen assetsBRN00 RTSI USO-3.45%
2026-08-18United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports bulk carrier struck by unknown projectile while exiting the Strait of Hormuz, causing engine-room damage and crew casualtyBRN00 CL00 DHT-0.73%
2026-08-18United Arab Emirates Defense Ministry says two ballistic missiles launched from Iran targeted maritime traffic before falling into the sea and triggers suspension of trade and financial transactions wAEDUSD BRN00 DFMGI
2026-08-18President Trump orders halt to U.S. negotiations with Iran and publicly insists the Strait of Hormuz is open even as the 60-day memorandum of understanding negotiation window expires without a dealBRN00 GC1! ITA ZN1!-7.08%
2026-08-18Ukraine launches a massive drone attack on Moscow and surrounding areas overnightBRENT IMOEX RUB/USD
2026-08-18Moody's raises South Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.5% on semiconductor strength → Bullish KOSPIKOSPI
2026-08-18Houthi forces escalate attacks along Yemen's Red Sea coast and shut a strategic seaportBDRY BRENT JETS+4.13%
2026-08-18Iran says its 60-day negotiation deadline with Washington is null and void → Bullish BRENTBRENT
2026-08-18Moody's raises South Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.5% on semiconductor strength → Bullish SK HYNIXSK HYNIX
2026-08-18Moody's raises South Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.5% on semiconductor strength → Bullish KRWKRW
2026-08-18Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran as he reiterates the Strait of Hormuz is op → Bullish GLDGLD+7.41%
2026-08-18Russia's central bank data show 286.4 billion rubles withdrawn from banks in early AugustRUB/USD RUBRATE SBER
2026-08-18Yemen's National Defence Council orders expanded strikes against Houthi targets after Red → Bullish XLEXLE-2.54%
2026-08-18Russian households withdraw 286.4 billion rubles from banks in first half of August, report saysMOEX RUB
2026-08-18The U.S. Treasury prepares a fresh wave of sanctions on Iran’s economyBRENT FREIGHT RATES IRANIAN SOVEREIGN RISK
2026-08-18Iranian officials say the Strait of Hormuz will stay shut until the United States lifts the blockade and sanctionsBDRY BRENT WTI+1.50%
2026-08-18Russian households withdraw 286.4 billion rubles from banks in first half of August, report saysMOEX RUB
2026-08-18Houthi forces escalate attacks along Yemen's Red Sea coast and shut a strategic seaportBDRY BRENT JETS+4.13%
2026-08-18Iranian officials say the Strait of Hormuz will stay shut until the United States lifts the blockade and sanctionsBDRY BRENT WTI+1.50%
2026-08-18The U.S. Treasury prepares a fresh wave of sanctions on Iran’s economyBRENT FREIGHT RATES IRANIAN SOVEREIGN RISK
2026-08-18Russian Central Bank data show households withdrew 286.4 billion rubles in early AugustERUS FXRU RUB
2026-08-18Zelenskiy submits Yevheniy Khmara as defense minister for parliament approvalEUN1 EUO UAH/USD
2026-08-18Ukraine launches a massive drone attack on Moscow and surrounding areas overnightBRENT IMOEX RUB/USD
2026-08-18UAE accuses Iran of firing two ballistic missiles toward its territoryBRENT WTI-6.01%
2026-08-18Syrian state media reports an explosion at a gas pipeline in the country's northwestBRENT XLE-2.54%
2026-08-18Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks of the war against Moscow region targets → Bearish RSXRSX
2026-08-18Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran as he reiterates the Strait of Hormuz is op → Bullish GLDGLD+7.41%
2026-08-18Russian missile attack kills 10 in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, officials say → Bearish UAHUAH
2026-08-18Canada and the United States hold intense tariff talks ahead of new U.S. deadline → Bearish EWCEWC+1.72%
2026-08-18Russia intensifies strikes on Naftogaz facilities as Ukraine warns of winter supply damage → Bullish TTFTTF
2026-08-18Brent and WTI rise as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions revive supply-risk premium → Bearish JETSJETS-0.76%
2026-08-18Ukraine's military says it blows up rocket fuel and explosives workshops in Russia's Rosto → Bearish MOEXMOEX
2026-08-18Russia strikes Naftogaz facilities repeatedly as Ukraine's winter energy risk rises → Bullish NGNG+31.85%
2026-08-18Reuters says the oil market is pricing a prolonged Hormuz crisis as flows collapse → Bullish XLEXLE-2.54%
2026-08-18Iran says it will keep the Strait of Hormuz shut until the U.S. meets interim deal conditi → Bullish WTIWTI-6.01%
2026-08-18Iran says it will keep the Strait of Hormuz shut until the U.S. meets interim deal conditi → Bullish BRENTBRENT
2026-08-18UK Maritime Trade Operations reports vessel exiting Strait of Hormuz struck by unknown projectile near Oman, causing engine damage and crew casualtyBZ=F VLCC-TCE-ME-CHINA

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