Catalysts and events · 2026-08-23
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- 2026-08-23Brent crude climbs to around $94.39 a barrel as US–Iran conflict, Hormuz shipping disruptions and sanction threats drive a sustained risk premiumBRN00 US10Y XLE-1.51%
- 2026-08-23US Treasury prepares announcement of sweeping new Iran sanctions aimed at cutting off Tehran and pressuring its trading partnersCL00 HYG XOP+0.16%
- 2026-08-23Taiwan expands scrutiny of technology exports as Washington tightens advanced-chip controlsSOX TSM USD/TWD-0.34%
- 2026-08-23Goldman Sachs says China’s early third-quarter growth undershoots target and lifts easing expectationsCHINA 1Y LPR CSI 300 USD/CNY
- 2026-08-23Hong Kong firms in infrastructure and AI seek Malaysia growth opportunities after the city opens a new trade office in Kuala LumpurHK INFRASTRUCTURE STOCKS HKD HSI
- 2026-08-23Standard Chartered raises China growth expectations for 2026 as easing hopes buildCN10Y CNY FXI-0.98%
- 2026-08-23Market participants keep watching the Bank of Japan after stronger East Asian growth data sharpen policy divergenceJGB 10Y JPY NIKKEI 225+1.57%
- 2026-08-23South Korean economists say the Bank of Korea will likely lift its 2026 growth forecast on stronger chip exports000660.KS 005930.KS KOSPI KRW
- 2026-08-23Western intelligence says Russia has launched a new sabotage campaign against European arms factoriesRHM.DE SXPAR
- 2026-08-23Ukraine says it hits the Novokuibyshevsk refinery in Russia's Samara regionBNO RUB-4.31%
- 2026-08-23Ukraine says its drones hit the Novokuibyshevsk refinery and an Ozon logistics hub inside RussiaBRN RB1! RUB-0.01%
- 2026-08-23Russian savers withdraw 286.4 billion roubles from banks in early August, media reportCBR RTS RUB
- 2026-08-23Iran allows some Iraqi oil tankers to transit the Strait of HormuzBDRY BRENT IRAQ CRUDE EXPORTS+5.22%
- 2026-08-23Egypt and India target $12 billion in trade over five yearsEGP EGSOV EGX30-0.50%
- 2026-08-23Iran's top security council chief warns neighbors against joining U.S. economic pressure campaignBRENT DUBAI USD/IRR
- 2026-08-23Israeli forces strike sites in Syria as Damascus condemns the attacksBRENT RDM TASE
- 2026-08-23Iranian projectiles strike multiple commercial vessels in and near the Strait of Hormuz, killing at least one seafarerBRENT GULF_TANKER_INDEX XAUUSD
- 2026-08-23Gold prices jump above $4,600 an ounce as Treasury buybacks and US–Iran tensions revive debasement and risk‑hedging demandDXY US10Y XAUUSD
- 2026-08-23United Arab Emirates suspends financial and economic transactions with Iran, adding to Gulf pressure as Hormuz disruptions lift oilADNOC BRENT DFMGI
- 2026-08-23Iran grants special permission for several Iraqi oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz amid broader shipping standstillBRENT CLUSD IQD_OIL_REVENUE
- 2026-08-23U.S. officials say about 40 oil tankers carrying 16 million barrels transited the southern Strait of Hormuz corridor under US assistance on Friday nightBRENT CLUSD GULF_TANKER_INDEX
- 2026-08-23Iran’s top security chief warns Gulf neighbors that joining US economic war will trigger retaliation against their oil interestsBRENT DFMGI TADAWUL XAUUSD
- 2026-08-23Iran threatens to strike unauthorized tankers and declares Strait of Hormuz closed until US lifts blockade and sanctionsBRENT CLUSD DXY XAUUSD
- 2026-08-23U.S. Treasury prepares to unveil what it calls the toughest sanctions in history against Iran and its trading partnersBRENT CLUSD US10Y XAUUSD
- 2026-08-23Iran warns Gulf neighbours it will target alternative oil export routes if they join US economic sanctions campaignBZ=F GC=F SAUDI_10Y
- 2026-08-23Widespread power outages hit eastern Libya, media reports sayLCOC1 LYD XLE-1.51%
- 2026-08-23Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemns latest US economic sanctions as a ‘declaration of war’ on all nationsBRN00 DXY EWZ+1.40%
- 2026-08-23Syria says negotiations with Israel could resume soon over a security deal, minister saysBRENT EWH XAUUSD
- 2026-08-23Russia launches overnight missile and drone barrage on Kyiv as Ukraine reports dozens killed and woundedEUR/USD UPL
- 2026-08-23Israeli forces strike southern Lebanon with phosphorus shells and air power, Lebanese media saysBRENT EWH USDILS
- 2026-08-23Liberia‑flagged bulk carrier Minoan Dignity is struck near the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz, killing its chief engineer and damaging its engine roomBDI BZ=F STNG-0.59%
- 2026-08-23Mohsen Rezaei says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Washington changes its behaviorBNO BRENT WTI-6.62%
- 2026-08-23Iran’s top security official insists Strait of Hormuz remains closed to US‑linked shipping despite selective passage for Iraqi oil tankersBRN00 INSUR LNGJKM
- 2026-08-23Iran warns countries against joining US sanctions and calls them an enemyBRENT EMLC USD/IRR
- 2026-08-23Iraq says Tehran has helped some oil shipments transit the Strait of HormuzBASRA MEDIUM BRENT FRONTLINE
- 2026-08-23US officials say around 40 oil tankers transited the southern Strait of Hormuz corridor in one night under American military assistanceBZ=F DUBAI_FREIGHT XLE-1.51%
- 2026-08-23US energy secretary says more than 15 million barrels moved through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday under American military assistanceBZ=F DXY NOC-0.99%
- 2026-08-23US President Trump threatens unprecedented sanctions on Iran’s trading partners and shares map labelling Hormuz as ‘new US territory’BRN00 CNYUSD
- 2026-08-23Iran warns countries joining U.S. sanctions would be treated as enemies, state media saysBRENT DXY USDILS
- 2026-08-23Bank of Korea watchers expect the central bank to lift its 2026 growth forecast above 3 percent000660.KS EWY KRW+1.04%
- 2026-08-23United Arab Emirates suspends all trade and financial transactions with Iran amid rising missile and shipping tensionsBZ=F EMB ETISALAT+0.18%
- 2026-08-23Ukraine hits Russia’s Ozon logistics hub after repeated drone strikes on Russian and occupied territoryBRENT IMOEX OZON
- 2026-08-23Russia says air defences shoot down 328 Ukrainian drones over several regions and the Black SeaMOEX RUB
- 2026-08-23Singapore raises its 2026 growth forecast on stronger AI investment and exportsDBS SGD STI
- 2026-08-23China posts 4.3 percent second-quarter GDP growth, below forecasts and target rangeCNH FXI KWEB-1.29%
- 2026-08-23Iran condemns U.S. plans for new sanctions and warns regional states against cooperatingBRENT DXY WTI-8.93%
- 2026-08-23Iranian president Pezeshkian defends US–Iran memorandum of understanding as best path to end ‘neither war nor peace’ conflictGC00 SPX
- 2026-08-23Oil and Asian LNG prices rise as US–Iran war keeps Strait of Hormuz partially shut and Trump threatens sanctions on Iran partnersBRN00 LNGJKM UST10Y
- 2026-08-23The Trump administration prepares new sanctions on Iran and its trading partnersBRENT DXY XLE-1.51%
- 2026-08-23Singapore raises its 2026 growth forecast on stronger AI investment and exportsDBS SGD STI
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