Elections, regulation and policy developments with direct consequences for markets and the economy.
Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan Centers on Yuan and Cross-Border Flows Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced on Friday that the city’s inaugural five-year plan will prioritize…
US Sanctions Turkish Bank Accused of Iran Evasion On September 5, 2026, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Turkey’s Halkbank, accusing it of enabling Iranian oil transactions and…
Ursula von der Leyen’s Arctic Gambit European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to visit Greenland in the coming weeks, a trip that underscores the bloc’s…
Saudi Arabia Cleared for $5.75B in U.S. Weapons On Friday, September 4, 2026, the U.S. State Department approved a potential $5.75 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, covering…
Taiwan Opposition Split Over Zhubei Mayor Threatens 2028 Alliance Taiwan’s two main opposition parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), have failed to unite behind…
Lutnick’s Pentagon Review Targets Cerberus Deals Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has initiated a review of Pentagon contracts involving private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, according to a Bloomberg…
Ukraine’s Sanctions Envoy Lobbies Congress Amid Recess Clock Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s sanctions commissioner, spent the week of August 31, 2026, in Washington, meeting lawmakers and…
Trump’s Fed Ultimatum Adds New Risk to Rate Path President Donald Trump on Thursday, September 3, 2026, demanded that the Federal Reserve slash interest rates immediately, warning that…
BitMEX Co-Founder Boosts Reform UK Coffers With £4M Injection Ben Delo, the billionaire co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, has handed Reform UK another £4 million, according to party…
Sheriffs’ Association Drops Opposition to CLARITY Act Ahead of Senate Vote The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) has withdrawn its opposition to the CLARITY Act, shifting to a neutral…
Vice President Calls For Rate Relief Ahead Of FOMC Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday said the Federal Reserve should lower interest rates, arguing that “it would be…
Michigan Court Converts Temporary Sports Betting Ban Into Permanent Injunction On Thursday, September 3, 2026, a Michigan state court converted a temporary restraining order into a permanent injunction…
Zelenskyy Confirms US Envoys’ Follow-Up Kyiv Trip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he was briefed by US President Donald Trump’s special envoys after their latest…
House Passes Stopgap Funding Through Midterms On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a short-term spending measure, averting a government shutdown that…
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) fined Cathay Securities Investment Trust (Cathay SITE) NT$2.4 million (~US$75,000) for conflict-of-interest violations tied to a former director’s external role. The regulator imposed…
Kalshi Suspends Buckhout Three Years Over Self-Bet Prediction market platform Kalshi has suspended Republican House candidate Laurie Buckhout for three years, according to a report published Tuesday, September…
Shein Global Holdings Ltd. ($SHEI) made its long-awaited public market debut, but the timing coincides with a slowdown in its historically explosive growth trajectory. The fast-fashion retailer faces…
The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet shows a $344 billion year-over-year increase in Treasury bill holdings, marking a notable shift in the composition of its asset portfolio. This buildup…
US Bars Russia Economic Relief Until Ukraine War Ends Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly told Russian officials on Monday that Washington will offer no economic relief until Moscow…
Kalshi Bans Santos After State of Union Bet Former Republican Representative George Santos of New York has been permanently banned from Kalshi, the prediction market platform, following allegations…
Treasury Bars Reporters From G20 Summit In a move that has drawn sharp criticism from press freedom advocates, the U.S. Treasury Department excluded certain reporters from covering the…
Treasury Secretary Bessent Carries Iran Strategy to G20 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is heading to the G20 summit in Brazil this week, aiming to rally allies behind…
BYD reported first-half 2026 net profit that missed analyst expectations, sending shares lower on Friday despite a stronger second-quarter performance. Second-quarter net profit rose roughly 12% year-over-year, but…
Beijing’s Diplomatic Offensive Precedes Washington Talks Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to make his first state visit to India before traveling to the United States for a…
Milei’s Stronger Peso Sparks Smuggling Surge Buenos Aires, August 31, 2026 – Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, has made opening the economy a cornerstone of his administration. However,…
Icelandic voters rejected restarting European Union membership talks in a national referendum, with opposition strongest outside the capital, Reykjavik. Concerns over national sovereignty, fisheries management, and agricultural policy…
Operation Economic Outcast Targets Iran’s Remaining Global Ties On August 30, 2026, the Trump administration unveiled Operation Economic Outcast, a sweeping sanctions campaign aimed at severing Iran from…
Harborne’s Military Holdings Test Reform’s Defence Stance Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faces growing scrutiny over the £5 million donated by Christopher Harborne, a crypto-billionaire whose global business…
G7 government bond yields have climbed sharply since the onset of the US-Iran conflict, adding tens of billions of dollars to annual debt servicing costs. Higher financing costs…
Carney’s Trade War Stance Rattles Markets On Sunday, August 30, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a stark message from a walnut-veneered lectern: trade talks with the…
