Catalysts and events · 2026-10-16

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2026-10-16Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says Tehran will respond to Washington's Hormuz proposal after reviewing the US responseBDTI VLCC FREIGHT GOLD FUTURES ICE BRENT CRUDE FUTURES
2026-10-16President Trump waives key Russia energy sanctions and tariffs under an executive orderBZ=F DXY RSX
2026-10-16India says a tanker carrying 15 Indian seafarers was struck by a projectile in the Strait of HormuzBZ=F JETS STNG-0.92%
2026-10-16Iranian authorities say the Strait of Hormuz will reopen only after U.S. forces leave the regionBZ=F CL=F DHT-2.42%
2026-10-16VLCC freight rates from the Gulf of Oman to China fall from record highs as tanker demand easesBRENT CRUDE FUTURES VLCC FREIGHT RATES
2026-10-16UKMTO reports 12 vessel attacks in its latest weekly reporting period across the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf and the Gulf of OmanBRENT CRUDE FUTURES VLCC FREIGHT RATES XLE-0.64%
2026-10-16Trump waives sweeping Russia sanctions and tariffs under new US lawBRENT CRUDE RUB XLE-0.64%
2026-10-16EU leaders pledge tighter Russia sanctions and further cuts to Kremlin energy revenuesBRENT CRUDE EUR/RUB RUSSIAN URALS CRUDE
2026-10-16UK maritime agency reports 12 vessel attacks as Strait of Hormuz traffic remains sharply below normalBDRY BRENT CRUDE EUR/USD+3.19%
2026-10-16UK Maritime Trade Operations reports 12 vessel attacks in its latest weekly Gulf reporting periodBDRY BZ=F ZIM+1.20%
2026-10-16UK Maritime Trade Operations says Hormuz vessel transits remain about 70% below pre-war levelsBZ=F CL=F JETS-1.04%
2026-10-16President Trump waives sanctions, restrictions and tariffs under the Sanctioning Russia and Iran ActBZ=F DXY RSX
2026-10-16UK Maritime Trade Operations reports Strait of Hormuz traffic remains about 70% below pre-conflict levelsBZ=F FRO ZIM-2.08%
2026-10-16Taiwan signals criminal penalties and broader controls for advanced AI-chip shipments to ChinaCNY SMH TSM
2026-10-16South Korean stocks trigger circuit breakers as semiconductor shares plunge000660.KS 005930.KS KOSPI
2026-10-16US military officials said Washington’s blockade campaign was cutting Iran off from maritime trade and targeting oil revenueDXY HO1! ZIM-0.79%
2026-10-16Trump waives Russia sanctions and tariffs under new US sanctions law while raising duties on Russian goodsBRENT CRUDE DXY USDRUB
2026-10-16VLCC freight rates from the Gulf of Oman to China fall from a record as US easing of shadow-fleet sanctions weighs on demandBDTI BRENT CRUDE FRO-3.37%
2026-10-16UK Maritime Trade Operations reports 12 vessel attacks and a 70% decline in Strait of Hormuz transitsBDTI BRENT CRUDE ZIM-0.79%
2026-10-16VLCC freight rates fall from records as potential US shadow-fleet sanctions relief adds tanker capacityBZ=F FRO STNG-2.08%
2026-10-16President Trump waives sanctions, restrictions and duties on purchases of Russian oil and gasBZ=F FRO RSX-3.37%
2026-10-16UKMTO reports 12 maritime attacks in the latest week as Strait of Hormuz transits remain 70% below pre-war levelsBZ=F FRO ZIM-2.08%
2026-10-16Argentina’s Treasury raised 6.6 trillion pesos and refinanced 136% of maturities in its latest auctionAL30 ARS/USD MERV
2026-10-16Argentina’s central bank bought $68 million to lift reserves on October 16ARG 2029 ARS/USD MERV
2026-10-16Iran’s IRGC Navy says an oil supertanker struck a naval mine and caught fire in the Strait of HormuzBZ=F DHT GLD-1.52%
2026-10-16Iranian LPG tankers continue leaving the Gulf of Oman despite the US naval blockade, shipping data showsLPG1! STNG USO-0.69%
2026-10-16Baltic Exchange data shows very large crude-carrier rates falling from record highs as Middle East shipping demand easesBNO DHT FRO-1.96%
2026-10-16IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva urges cooperation against AI, war and debt risks at annual meetingsBRENT CRUDE MSCI ACWI
2026-10-16Taiwan moves to add AI servers and advanced semiconductors to export controls targeting ChinaKWEB SMH TSM
2026-10-16South Korean stocks trigger circuit breakers during technology-led market rout005930.KS EWY KRWUSD+4.08%
2026-10-16Foreign investors sell a record amount of Taiwanese stocks during technology-led routTAIEX TSM TWDUSD
2026-10-16Baltic Exchange data show VLCC rates from the Gulf of Oman to China fell from 841 to about 776 Worldscale pointsBDTI VLCC FREIGHT BRENT CRUDE
2026-10-16European Council calls for immediate restoration of safe passage after attacks on civilian shipping in the Black SeaBALTIC DRY INDEX EUR WHEAT
2026-10-16Donald Trump waives some Russia and Iran sanctions restrictions and duties under the 2026 Graham sanctions lawBDRY BZ=F+3.19%
2026-10-16US Central Command says naval blockade has halted Iran's maritime oil exports and blocked $25 billion in crude salesBZ=F IRR=X USO-0.59%
2026-10-16Iranian LPG and jet-fuel cargoes reach maritime routes despite the US blockadeHO=F IRR LPG1!
2026-10-16Baltic Exchange data show VLCC freight rates from the Gulf of Oman to China falling from a record highBDRY FRO USO-0.26%
2026-10-16South Korea and the United States hold their first finance and monetary-policy coordination meetingEWY KRWUSD+4.08%
2026-10-16Taiwan prepares criminal penalties for exports of advanced AI chips and servers to ChinaNVDA SMH TSM+1.38%
2026-10-16US officials say Iran-backed militias are sending funds to the cash-strapped IRGC as attacks on Strait of Hormuz shipping increaseBDRY CL=F XLE+1.27%
2026-10-16Iranian navy reports an oil tanker caught fire while attempting to cross a prohibited area east of the Strait of HormuzBDRY CL=F XLE+1.27%
2026-10-16Ukraine asks European Union leaders for €70 billion in additional 2027 financial and military supportEUNL ITA10Y-DE10Y UAH
2026-10-16European Union leaders prepare a 22nd sanctions package against Russia and reopen Ukraine financing talksEURUSD RSX TTF1!
2026-10-16Iran moves LPG and jet fuel through the Gulf of Oman despite the US naval blockade, shipping data showsLPG FUTURES USO ZIM-0.69%
2026-10-16The Trump administration considers easing sanctions on some shadow-fleet tankers as supertanker rates retreat from recordsBRENT CRUDE EURN TD3C TANKER FREIGHT
2026-10-16Iranian attacks cut average oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz by nearly one-third, Kpler data showsBRENT CRUDE TLT XLE-0.69%
2026-10-16Lebanon revokes Bank Saderat Iran's local banking licenceBLOM.LB IRR=X
2026-10-16US Central Command says its blockade is blocking at least $25 billion of Iranian oil exportsBZ=F IRR=X USO-0.59%
2026-10-16Saudi-led coalition intercepts drones and cruise missiles over Saudi territory2222.SR BZ=F ITA
2026-10-16Iranian attacks cut oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to 68% of its baselineBDTI BZ1! HO1!

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