Macro news — 31/08/2026
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VP Vance confirms US struck Iran overnight, securing Hormuz shipping.
x.com +1UKMTO confirms vessel incident near Khasab, Oman, close to Hormuz.
x.com +1US Treasury Sec. Bessent tells Japanese officials rate hikes are needed, NHK reports.
x.comUS 10Y yield hits highest since Jan 2025 after Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole speech; rate-hike odds jump to 56%.
x.comTrump weighs new limited strike package after fresh Iranian attack on US Jordan base
x.comGoldman Sachs warns an AI capex shocker is coming.
reddit.comTrump reportedly weighing new strikes on Iran to curb Hormuz attacks.
x.com +2Bitcoin's month-end close turns volatile as US bond yields near a 20-year high.
cointelegraph.comCrypto funds drew $3.2B inflows last week, the biggest since October 2025.
x.comBOE governor warns AI could trigger more severe financial-system risk scenarios.
x.comBessent to launch weekly Iran secondary sanctions after first round flops.
x.comBessent discussed Trump's Russia peace plan, CNBC reports
x.comUS denies Iran's claim of supertanker mine strike, says no ships hit mines in Hormuz
x.comMorgan Stanley sharply raises Q4 oil forecasts to $100 Brent and $96 WTI.
x.com +1US 10-year Treasury yield climbs to 4.75%, highest since January 2025
x.com +1Markets now price 54% odds of a September Fed hike after Warsh comments
x.comUS and Iran trade attacks again for first time in a month
x.com +5US official denies overnight strikes targeted Iran's Kharg Island
x.comChina's record ship swarm around Taiwan sparks Wall Street decoupling alarm
x.comUAE denies reports of Iran drone strike on Al-Minhad airbase, easing tensions.
x.comUS and Iran exchange fire for first time in over a month, FT reports
x.comFrance becomes poster child for sovereign debt crisis as yields near 2008 highs
cnbc.comTrump claims Iran's key oil export hub Kharg Island destroyed amid conflict
truthsocial.comIRGC claims a supertanker caught fire after being hit by naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
x.com +1IRGC says vessels must follow its rules to transit Hormuz Strait
x.com +2Iran launches drone strike on UAE's Al Minhad air base, widening the conflict.
x.comIran says it struck US bases in Jordan in retaliation for the Larak Island strike.
x.com +3China bonds diverge from US as Warsh strikes hawkish tone at Jackson Hole.
cnbc.com +2Barclays now expects two 25bp Fed rate hikes in September and December.
x.comIran's IRGC claims it shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.
x.comYen breaches ¥160/dollar, eroding earlier BOJ intervention gains
reddit.comUS federal interest expense hits record 18.5% of government revenue
x.comAustralia's Melbourne Institute inflation cools to 0.5% m/m in August.
x.com +2WSJ: US weighs tougher sanctions, naval blockade to pressure Iran
x.comUS strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, Iran fires missiles in response
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