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In the space of five trading days, odds of a 25-bp Fed hike at the 16 Sep 2026 FOMC vaulted from barely one-third to nearly 90%, dragging expectations for the Bank of England and Bank of Japan toward follow-on increases later the same week and turbo-charging global FX and bond volatility.
A mid-September 2026 drone attack shut Saudi Arabia’s 5 million-barrel-per-day East-West pipeline, instantly adding a fresh supply shock that pushed Brent crude above $108 and capped a 9 % weekly rally.
On 14 September 2026, Dangote Petroleum Refinery will begin selling 4.1 billion new shares at ₦525 apiece—Africa’s largest IPO—to raise ₦2.15 trillion towards doubling its Lekki refinery output.
After 11 Sep 2026 drone attacks, Saudi Arabia shut its 1,200-km East-West pipeline, leaving only a week of storage and threatening to pull roughly 4 million barrels a day off the world market.
On 11 Sept 2026, Bundesbank chief Joachim Nagel said the ECB may lift its deposit rate above the 2.50 % neutral ceiling as soon as October if the Iran-war energy surge keeps inflation elevated.
On 13 September 2026, President Donald Trump told spectators at his Doonbeg golf resort that he will eliminate the 15 % U.S. import tariff he previously imposed on Irish whiskey.
Reuters revealed Anthropic is negotiating for Nvidia to front up to $10 billion as an anchor investor in an IPO that aims to raise roughly $100 billion and value the five-year-old AI lab near $2 trillion before November 2026 midterms.
On 9–10 Sept 2026 Brent crude breached $100 a barrel and India’s crude basket hit $109, yet New Delhi left petrol/diesel rates unchanged—forcing state oil firms to swallow –₹5 and –₹23 per-litre losses—while Islamabad responded with back-to-back hikes, lifting petrol by Rs21.88 and diesel by Rs14.62 within three days.
On 12 Sept 2026, CEO Sam Altman told Fortune that OpenAI will postpone its planned stock listing until at least 2027, citing the need to address escalating AI safety and alignment risks before opening the company to public-market pressures.
AAA data on 11 Sept 2026 confirmed the national retail diesel average at $6.06 per gallon, the first breach of the $6 line and a sharp escalation from last month.
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