Catalysts and events · 2026-08-19

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2026-08-19Trump pauses 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports after last-minute dealCADUSD USDCAD XIU.TO
2026-08-19UAE government suspends all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran after missile accusationsAEDIRR DXY EMAAR
2026-08-19Fed Chair Warsh: 'Only a Target, and It's 2%,' Rejects Soft Inflation GoalCEG
2026-08-19Commodity analytics data show ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slows to single-digit daily crossings as shipowners avoid the waterway amid unresolved blockade and recent attacksBRN00 HO1! WTC
2026-08-19Russian drone strike kills civilians on a bus in Kherson, Ukrainian officials sayDBK UAGB
2026-08-19China's exports rise 17.6% in the first half as AI-linked electronics trade accelerates0700.HK CNY HSI
2026-08-19Putin orders damaged commercial warehouses rebuilt after Ukrainian drone strikesRBK RSX
2026-08-19Iran’s armed forces chief Ali Abdollahi warns Gulf states that assisting US military will be treated as participation with US forcesCO1 QATAR
2026-08-19Taiwan posts record June exports as information and communications products surge2330.TW TWD TWSE
2026-08-19Taiwan reports June exports up 40.3% as semiconductor shipments and ICT goods surge2330.TW TWD TWSE
2026-08-19Meta Platforms Stock Drops as Major Child Safety Trial BeginsMETA+5.51%
2026-08-19Oil prices extend gains to three-week highs as U.S.–Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz fuels expectations of prolonged supply tightnessHYG TIP XLE-0.52%
2026-08-19Brent and WTI crude extend fourth straight session of gains as US–Iran standoff over Hormuz keeps supply fears elevatedCO1 TIP XLE-0.91%
2026-08-19Turkey's central bank holds the weekly repo rate steady after recent inflation pressureTUR USDTRY XUTUM-0.17%
2026-08-19Fed Chair Warsh says target is only 2% and ends guidance — TLT term-premium re-price as Fed put fadesTLT+0.34%
2026-08-19Nvidia and six banks launch $500B AI financing plan — NVDA GPU demand financed beyond hyperscalersNVDA-3.63%
2026-08-19Trump opposes Apple China memory as SK Hynix jumps 20% — MU allied-supplier share re-rateMU+0.14%
2026-08-19Nvidia teams with six financial firms on a $500B AI infrastructure financing planNVDA-3.63%
2026-08-19Fed Chair Warsh: 'Only a Target, and It's 2%,' Rejects Soft Inflation GoalCEG DGS10
2026-08-19Bloom Energy reports Q2 $1.065B revenue and 'visibility on 25 gigawatts' of deploymentsBE VDE
2026-08-19Enbridge has an unbroken 70-year dividend history and a 5.5% yield, per reportENB
2026-08-19Fed Chair Warsh Rejects Soft Inflation Goals, Commits to Strict 2% TargetJPM-1.60%
2026-08-19SpaceX reported $15.8B quarterly capex and committed to using Nvidia chips for its AI buildoutNVDA-3.63%
2026-08-19Taiwan reports June exports up 40.3% as semiconductor shipments and ICT goods surge2330.TW TWD TWSE
2026-08-19China's exports rise 17.6% in the first half as AI-linked electronics trade accelerates0700.HK CNY HSI
2026-08-19Bank of Korea holds policy rate at 2.50% as it lifts its growth outlookKBANK.KS KRW KTB3
2026-08-19Russian central bank data show record cash withdrawals from banks in early AugustRSX RUB SBER
2026-08-19Putin orders damaged commercial warehouses rebuilt after Ukrainian drone strikesRBK RSX RUB
2026-08-19Black Sea grain-shipping disruption puts pressure on Hungary's Danube-linked export routeBUX MOL ZW1
2026-08-19Turkey's central bank holds the weekly repo rate steady after recent inflation pressureTUR USDTRY XUTUM-0.17%
2026-08-19Drone strikes hit Russian grain ships in the Black Sea, sharpening Romania's shipping exposureBRD ROM ZW1
2026-08-19Ukraine's parliament approves Yevhen Khmara as defense minister after Zelensky reshuffleRHM RTX UAGB-3.79%
2026-08-19Russian drone strike kills civilians on a bus in Kherson, Ukrainian officials sayDBK UAGB ZIM+0.84%
2026-08-19Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies open a special operation targeting lawmakers and advisersEUO UAGB
2026-08-19Iran’s armed forces chief warns Gulf states that aiding US military operations will be treated as participation in the conflictBRENT QATARUSDCDS XAUUSD
2026-08-19Chinese shipping giants divert supertankers away from Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb amid Middle East conflict and attacks2603.TW CL1 CO1
2026-08-19Brent and WTI crude extend fourth straight session of gains as US–Iran standoff over Hormuz keeps supply fears elevatedCO1 TIP XLE-0.91%
2026-08-19UAE government suspends all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran after missile accusationsAEDIRR DXY EMAAR
2026-08-19Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) up 41% in 2026 and cited for income exposureCEG VDE
2026-08-19Trump Administration signals opposition to Apple sourcing memory from China; SK Hynix and Micron cited as beneficiariesMU SKHY+0.14%
2026-08-19Fed Chair Warsh: 'Only a Target, and It's 2%,' Rejects Soft Inflation GoalCEG DGS10
2026-08-19Enbridge has an unbroken 70-year dividend history and a 5.5% yield, per reportENB
2026-08-19Oklo and X-Energy SMR IPOs are pre-commercial; Oklo slightly ahead in timelineOKLO XE
2026-08-19SpaceX reported $15.8B quarterly capex and committed to using Nvidia chips for its AI buildoutNVDA-3.63%
2026-08-19Bloom Energy reports Q2 $1.065B revenue and 'visibility on 25 gigawatts' of deploymentsBE VDE
2026-08-19Nvidia teams with six financial firms on a $500B AI infrastructure financing planBLK NVDA-1.20%
2026-08-19France orders two Iranian diplomats to leave in response to earlier expulsions in TehranBRENT DXY IRAN SOVEREIGN RISK
2026-08-19Saudi Arabia increases scrutiny of financial transfers to the United Arab Emirates amid Gulf rivalryAED BRENT TASI
2026-08-19UAE suspends trade and financial transactions with Iran after detecting two ballistic missilesBRENT DXY XAR-6.14%
2026-08-19Taiwan posts record June exports as information and communications products surge2330.TW TWD TWSE

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