Catalysts and events · 2026-08-22

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2026-08-22Gulf producers expand dark tanker routing through Strait of Hormuz using US Navy support to maintain crude exportsDNOW FRO LCOC1+1.19%
2026-08-22Iran’s armed forces chief visits underground missile plant and warns of ‘crushing’ response to new US threatsCLC1 FRO LCOC1+1.19%
2026-08-22Iran condemns U.S. plans to announce new sanctions as Washington prepares fresh pressure measuresBRENT DXY WTI-8.93%
2026-08-22US Treasury prepares ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran and warns trading partners they are ‘either with us or against us’ ahead Monday announcementCNYUSD LCOC1 XAUUSD
2026-08-22South Korea’s exports jump 61.5% in the first 20 days of August on AI chip demandKOSPI KRW SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SK HYNIX
2026-08-22Taiwan raises 2026 growth outlook as AI hardware demand drives exportsTSMC TWD TWSE
2026-08-22Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Perm regionLCO RB UKOIL-0.71%
2026-08-22Putin rejects peace proposals and warns Ukraine over attacks on Russian economyBRENT MOEX RUB
2026-08-22Russian ballistic missiles hit railway facility in Kyiv and kill a workerDBA RAIL_UA UAH
2026-08-22Ukrainian drones damage Su-34 aircraft at Marinovka military airfieldRSX RU10Y RUB
2026-08-22France pledges new interceptor missiles for Ukraine after fresh Russian strikesERO EUAD EURUSD-1.80%
2026-08-22Russian strike hits train station in Odesa region as Ukraine's rail network comes under fireCSX EGX30 WHEAT
2026-08-22Iran's armed forces chief vows crushing response to new threats after sanctions warningBZ=F USDRIAL XAUUSD
2026-08-22Wall Street ends the week lower as Brent, yields and gold climb on Iran riskDXY GLD SPY-1.48%
2026-08-22Egypt's prime minister attends inauguration of the Julius Nyerere hydropower project in TanzaniaEGP-0.50%
2026-08-22Iranian authorities place a political prisoner on hunger strike in Vakil-Abad prisonMSCI EM USD/IRR
2026-08-22France and Saudi Arabia prepare talks on routes bypassing the Strait of HormuzBDI BRENT TADAWUL
2026-08-22MENA startups raise capital as UAE fintech XSquare closes a pre-seed roundADX AED
2026-08-22Iran says the US-Iran memorandum has expired as Washington weighs renewed economic pressureBRENT DXY USD/IRR
2026-08-22US Navy moves over 15 million barrels through Strait of Hormuz in a day as commercial traffic remains near 20% of pre‑war levelsFRO LCOC1 MURBAN+1.19%
2026-08-22US Treasury prepares ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran and warns trading partners they are ‘either with us or against us’ ahead Monday announcementCNYUSD LCOC1 XAUUSD
2026-08-22Iran’s armed forces chief visits underground missile plant and warns of ‘crushing’ response to new US threatsCLC1 FRO LCOC1+1.19%
2026-08-22Gulf producers expand dark tanker routing through Strait of Hormuz using US Navy support to maintain crude exportsDNOW FRO LCOC1+1.19%
2026-08-22Global oil benchmarks climb above recent ranges as US–Iran war, Hormuz bottleneck and looming sanctions drive weekly crude gainsCLC1 LCOC1 XLE-1.51%
2026-08-22Taiwan’s economy is forecast to expand 11.05% in 2026 on surging AI hardware exportsSOX TSM TWD-0.34%
2026-08-22Japan’s August flash PMI rises to 55.1 as new orders strengthenJPY TOPIX+1.57%
2026-08-22China’s Lin-gang Special Area targets 7.5% average annual GDP growth over the 15th Five-Year PlanCNY SSE
2026-08-22Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Perm regionLCO RB UKOIL-0.71%
2026-08-22Russian attack kills at least seven in UkraineBRENT LMT PLN+0.05%
2026-08-22Ukrainian forces hit Novokuybyshevsk refinery and logistics hub in Samara region, Zelensky saysMOEX RB RUB-0.55%
2026-08-22Iran condemns U.S. plans to announce new sanctions as Washington prepares fresh pressure measuresBRENT DXY WTI-8.93%
2026-08-22White House prepares to announce new U.S. sanctions on Iran and its trading partnersBRENT TIP USO-1.93%
2026-08-22Iran grants special permission for Iraqi oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz as overall traffic remains heavily curtailedIQOIL LCOC1 MDTI
2026-08-22U.S. Energy Secretary says the military is helping move about 8 million barrels a day through HormuzDXY USO-3.67%
2026-08-22Israeli drone strike wounds one person near Damascus, Syrian state media saysBZ=F EWH ITA-1.90%
2026-08-22Israel strikes targets in Syria and Gaza as regional military pressure stays elevatedBZ=F EIS ITA-0.77%
2026-08-22Egypt's prime minister attends inauguration of the Julius Nyerere hydropower project in TanzaniaEGP-0.50%
2026-08-22Omani startups draw new funding as Cyfr Capital backs five ventures through its seed fundFUTURE FUND OMAN MSM30 OMR=X
2026-08-22US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says US military helped move over 15 million barrels through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and lifted seven-day average flows above 8 million barrels per dayBRENT HOU WTI-8.93%
2026-08-22Iran condemns planned US sanctions campaign as ‘declaration of war’ and warns of devastating response to new economic pressureBRENT CNH DXY-1.60%
2026-08-22Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz amid continued blockade and severely reduced trafficBRENT QATGAS SOMO-EXPORTS
2026-08-22Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says it is time to end war with the US from a ‘position of strength’ while defending June memorandum on Hormuz and sanctions reliefBRENT EEM XAUUSD+0.03%
2026-08-22Iranian Armed Forces chief Ali Abdollahi visits underground ballistic missile production site and highlights expanded missile outputBRENT ITA XAUUSD-1.90%
2026-08-22United Arab Emirates halts all trade and financial dealings with Iran after accusing Tehran of firing ballistic missiles at shipping off its coastADXGI EEM IRAN-OIL-EXPORTS+0.03%
2026-08-22Russian forces strike Kyiv power and railway infrastructure during overnight assaultUAH UKRAINEBOND
2026-08-22Iran keeps Hormuz pressure on while U.S. blockade leaves tankers stranded, Reuters reportsCL XLE-0.94%
2026-08-22US Treasury prepares toughest Iran sanctions as President Trump warns countries against providing lifelines to TehranBZ=F CL=F DXY
2026-08-22UKMTO data show Hormuz traffic running at about a fifth of pre-war levelsBDRY XLE+1.85%
2026-08-22US Central Command says more than 20 warships are enforcing Iran naval blockade and have redirected 68 commercial vesselsBZ=F DHX ITA-1.90%
2026-08-22US Central Command says it has redirected dozens of vessels and disabled three ships while enforcing the naval blockade on IranBRN00 LHX WTI00-1.47%

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