Catalysts and events · 2026-09-16

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2026-09-16Congressional Budget Office says combat operations against Iran have cost the Pentagon abo → Bearish TLTTLT-0.52%
2026-09-16US retail sales rebound 1.2% in August as consumers keep spending → Bullish XLYXLY+0.43%
2026-09-16China says August retail sales growth slowed as property weakness offset AI-led export gai → Bearish FXIFXI+1.30%
2026-09-16US Central Command says Strait of Hormuz remains open for transitBRENT ITA WTI-2.25%
2026-09-16US Treasury convenes global financial institutions to intensify Iran sanctions enforcementBRENT DXY TANKER FREIGHT
2026-09-16US House passes bill extending Iran sanctions authority through 2031BRENT IRAN OIL EXPORTS
2026-09-16Saudi Arabia says air defences intercepted Houthi drone near Mecca → Bullish USO → Bullish USOUSO-4.70%
2026-09-16Saudi Arabia suspends Yanbu crude loadings and cancels some September cargoes after pipeli → Bullish XLEXLE-2.59%
2026-09-16South Korea and Central Asian presidents adopt Seoul Declaration after first head-of-state summitHYUNDAI KOSPI
2026-09-16US August retail sales rise 1.2% as consumer demand stays firm2Y UST TLT XLY-0.04%
2026-09-16Brazil's central bank cuts the Selic to 13.75% after fifth straight reductionBRL/USD EWZ-0.29%
2026-09-16Hong Kong's John Lee outlines development priorities under first five-year planHKD HSI
2026-09-16South Korea and Central Asian presidents adopt Seoul Declaration after first head-of-state summitHYUNDAI KOSPI KRW
2026-09-16US Central Command says Strait of Hormuz remains open for transitBRENT ITA WTI-2.25%
2026-09-16US State Department extends visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and PLO membersPSEI TA-35 USD/ILS
2026-09-16Houthi advance near Bab al-Mandab threatens Red Sea oil shipping routesBRN DBA LLOY.L-1.00%
2026-09-16US House passes bill extending Iran sanctions authority through 2031BRENT IRAN OIL EXPORTS XLE-2.59%
2026-09-16US Treasury convenes global financial institutions to intensify Iran sanctions enforcementBRENT DXY TANKER FREIGHT
2026-09-16Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee unveils first five-year development plan and 2026 policy addressHKD HKPROP HSI
2026-09-16Saudi Capital Market Authority tightens money market fund rules on foreign assetsSARUSD SAUDI MONEY MARKET FUNDS TASI.SR
2026-09-16US Congress passes bill letting Trump raise tariffs on buyers of Russian energyBRENT RUB XLE-2.59%
2026-09-16US August retail sales rise 1.2% as consumer demand stays firm2Y UST TLT XLY-0.04%
2026-09-16S&P/TSX Composite falls as energy weakness drags Canadian equities lower^GSPTSE CL CNQ-1.25%
2026-09-16The United States re-allocates military financing to Peru and other Latin American partnersEPU PEN/USD
2026-09-16Brazil's central bank cuts the Selic to 13.75% after fifth straight reductionBRL/USD EWZ-0.29%
2026-09-16US Treasury convenes global banks to expand Iran sanctions enforcementBRENT LMT XLF-2.41%
2026-09-16Qatar’s emir approves state budget for fiscal 2026 with higher spending on infrastructure and public servicesQAR QATAR 2032
2026-09-16US State Department extends visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority and PLO officials before UN General AssemblyEGP JOD+2.39%
2026-09-16China says industrial output accelerated as high-tech manufacturing and exports strengthened in AugustCNH FXI HG-0.61%
2026-09-16Houthis claim missile and drone strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu and an air base near Khamis MushaitBRENT SAUHY WTI-3.86%
2026-09-16US Treasury convenes global banks to advance Operation Economic Outcast against TehranBRENT USD/IRR XAR-1.21%
2026-09-16Saudi Arabia says air defences intercepted Houthi drone near Mecca → Bullish USOUSO-4.70%
2026-09-16Building collapse in Gaza City kills at least 21 displaced PalestiniansILS-1.62%
2026-09-16US-contracted vessel carrying American personnel reportedly hit by Iranian drones and missile near Strait of Hormuz, causing minor injuriesBRN00 HNRG STNG-5.13%
2026-09-16US House passes bill extending Iran sanctions law for five more yearsBRENT DXY XLE-2.59%
2026-09-16New York Fed says statewide manufacturing activity slowed in September → Bullish IEF → Bullish IEFIEF-0.60%
2026-09-16Saudi Arabia suspends Yanbu oil loadings after drone attacks on eastern pipeline assetsSABIC VLCC
2026-09-16Federal Reserve concludes two-day meeting as markets price a quarter-point rate hike → Bearish QQQQQQ+5.18%
2026-09-16CENTCOM says Strait of Hormuz remains open as traffic continues to flowTLT USO XAR-2.14%
2026-09-16New York Fed says statewide manufacturing activity slowed in September → Bearish XLI → Bearish XLIXLI+0.82%
2026-09-16Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims new shootdown of US MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island using advanced air defence systemBRN00 NOC-3.08%
2026-09-16Ship-tracking data show vessel transits through Strait of Hormuz plunging to three on September 16 amid intensifying Gulf conflictBRN00 DHT-7.64%
2026-09-16US Central Command reports redirecting 103 commercial vessels under maritime blockade enforcing Iran trade restrictions in Strait of HormuzBRN00 TNP
2026-09-16US House votes for third time to end Iran war by approving war powers resolution curbing Trump’s ability to continue combat operationsBRN00 ITA-0.63%
2026-09-16US House passes Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act extending Iran energy sanctions and authorising Russia-related tariff toolsBRN00 CL00
2026-09-16Hong Kong unveils first five-year development plan for 2026 to 20300700.HK 9988.HK HSI
2026-09-16US House passes bill extending Iran sanctions law for five more yearsBRENT DXY XLE-2.59%
2026-09-16CENTCOM says Strait of Hormuz remains open as traffic continues to flowTLT USO XAR-2.14%
2026-09-16US Treasury convenes global banks to advance Operation Economic Outcast against TehranBRENT USD/IRR XAR-1.21%
2026-09-16China reports 20.6% rise in ASEAN trade in the first eight months of 20260390.HK 3188.HK CNH+1.70%

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