Catalysts and events · 2026-10-02

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2026-10-02China expands export controls on rare earths and dual-use goods in pressure campaign against JapanJPXNK JPY MUR+1.05%
2026-10-02Allianz Trade projects stronger Asia-Pacific growth with AI investment cycle supporting Hong Kong-linked trade flows0388.HK 3035.HK HSI
2026-10-02The United States deploys a third aircraft-carrier strike group and additional Marines to the Middle East as President Trump weighs renewed strikes on IranCL1! EEM ITA-0.92%
2026-10-02S&P Global Energy data show Qatar and the United Arab Emirates increased LNG shipments through Hormuz to a September high since the war beganLNG1! QG UAE+1.02%
2026-10-02Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran remains open to dialogue with Washington as the latest ceasefire proposal stallsCL1! DXY GC1!
2026-10-02TCMB keeps policy tight as Turkey braces for renewed inflation pressureTURKGB 2Y USD/TRY XU100
2026-10-02Ukrainian drone strike sets fire at Lukoil refinery in VolgogradBRN HO LUKOY-0.63%
2026-10-02Kyiv closes bridge traffic after Russian drone strikes hit the Dnipro crossingsTBF UKRP XAR-1.31%
2026-10-02US military sends a third aircraft carrier strike group and up to 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Middle EastCL1! GLD ITA+0.31%
2026-10-02US Treasury expands Iran sanctions to rail and auto sectors and foreign suppliersIRR ITA USO+0.01%
2026-10-02UAE stocks fall as stalled US-Iran talks and Hormuz shipping disruptions weigh on investor sentimentAED DFMGI
2026-10-02War-risk insurers price commercial Strait of Hormuz transit at multiples of normal rates as carriers reroute shipsBDRY LNG1! ZIM-0.48%
2026-10-02G7 governments agree to release 100 million barrels of crude and diesel through the IEA after Iran war disrupts Gulf flowsBRENT RB1! USO+0.56%
2026-10-02UK maritime agency reports tanker struck by an unidentified projectile while leaving the GulfBRENT CRUDE GULF WAR-RISK INSURANCE TD3C VLCC FREIGHT
2026-10-02LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz reach a post-war monthly high in SeptemberJKM LNG QATARENERGY LNG FREIGHT
2026-10-02UAE stocks fall as US-Iran negotiations remain deadlockedDFMGI DME OMAN CRUDE
2026-10-02Iranian lawmakers advance a bill to impose fees and restrictions on Strait of Hormuz trafficBRENT CRUDE QATAR AIRWAYS TD3C VLCC FREIGHT
2026-10-02Iraq authorizes 40 daily Iranian airline flights to Najaf after sanctions-related suspensionIRR UAL-4.49%
2026-10-02OPEC+ delays its oil-capacity review after the Iran war disrupts Middle East expansion projectsCL1 XLE+3.60%
2026-10-02G7 governments agree to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude from emergency reservesCL1 HO1 XLE+3.60%
2026-10-02UAE stocks fall as stalled US-Iran talks unsettle energy markets and investor sentimentADXGI DFMGI
2026-10-02US military sends a third aircraft carrier strike group and additional troops to the Middle EastDXY EEM ITA-0.92%
2026-10-02Ukrainian drones hit Lukoil refinery and ignite fire in VolgogradLCO RTS RUB+1.70%
2026-10-02Ukrainian drones strike oil dispatch facility in Russia's Samara regionLCO RUB+1.70%
2026-10-02Russian drones strike Kyiv bridges and force traffic restrictions across the DniproRXU UAH XLE+3.60%
2026-10-02Ukraine says Russia strikes residential building in Kyiv and kills one personEUFN UAH+0.46%
2026-10-02UAE stocks close lower as stalled US-Iran negotiations weigh on investor sentimentAEDUSD DFMGI
2026-10-02War-risk insurance for Strait of Hormuz voyages reaches about 6% to 9% of vessel valueBDRY CL1! LNG1!-2.18%
2026-10-02US military dispatches a third aircraft carrier strike group and about 9,000 additional troops to the Middle EastCL1! GC1! LMT+0.83%
2026-10-02G7 announces a four-month release of 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from emergency reservesCL1! HO1! XLE+3.60%
2026-10-02US and proliferation-security partners reaffirm measures targeting Iran's nuclear and ballistic-missile programsIRRUSD ITA USDX-0.28%
2026-10-02Abu Dhabi-backed shipping companies maintain container shuttles through the Strait of Hormuz as global carriers avoid the routeBNO FDX ZIM+1.31%
2026-10-02Microsoft, UAE Cyber Security Council and Core42 announce AI-powered security deployment across UAE government entitiesDXB MSFT UAE+2.21%
2026-10-02Iraq allows Iranian airlines to operate 40 daily flights to Najaf airportAIRLINE MAHAN AIR USD/IQD
2026-10-02United States urges enforcement of reimposed UN sanctions on Iran and announces new measures tied to Hamas financingDXY IRR USO+0.56%
2026-10-02UKMTO reports crude oil tanker struck by unknown projectile off OmanBRN IMOEX STNG-0.95%
2026-10-02Saudi Arabia plans a Yemen offensive aimed at reopening the Red Sea shipping routeBDI BRN XAR-1.33%
2026-10-02US Treasury sanctions Iranian automobile and railway companies and foreign suppliersIRR=X USO XLI+0.33%
2026-10-02United States moves a third aircraft carrier and about 10,000 personnel toward the Middle East as Iran rejects Washington’s termsCL=F GC=F LMT+0.83%
2026-10-02Iranian diplomat Saeed Khatibzadeh says Tehran requires concrete US guarantees for a lasting end to the warCL=F DXY GC=F
2026-10-02UK Maritime Trade Operations reports a tanker struck by an unknown projectile during an outbound Strait of Hormuz transitBDTI CL=F ZIM+1.21%
2026-10-02Japan's service producer prices rise 3.7% in August, reinforcing BoJ tightening betsJGB JPY-0.61%
2026-10-02Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi strike on electricity station in MedinaBZ=F DX=F IMOEX.ME
2026-10-02US prepares to deploy a third aircraft carrier and more than 2,000 Marines toward Iran → Bullish ITAITA-0.55%
2026-10-02US sanctions Iran’s auto, rail, manufacturing and metals companies as blockade chokes ship → Bullish USOUSO+0.56%
2026-10-02Ukraine strikes a Lukoil facility in Volgograd and an oil dispatch station in SamaraLCO1! RB1! RUB
2026-10-02US sends a third aircraft carrier toward Iran as Washington expands its regional military → Bullish GLDGLD+1.17%
2026-10-02US prepares to deploy a third aircraft carrier and more than 2,000 Marines toward Iran → Bullish CL=FCL=F
2026-10-02Japan's services PPI rises 3.7% in September, the fastest pace since June 2024EWJ JGB10Y JPY-0.84%
2026-10-02United States deploys a third aircraft carrier strike group and about 9,000 sailors and Marines toward the Middle EastGC1!

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