Issue 2026-10-13
Stories
- Trump Suspends Russian Diesel Sanctions Until April 2027, Triggering Domestic and Allied Pushback
- IRGC Hits Six Ships in Mid-October; Hormuz Traffic Sinks to 10 % of Normal
- IRGC Declares Strait of Hormuz Closed, Vows to Seal Alternate Oil Routes Despite U.S. Rebuttal
- Oil Whipsaws: Saudi Airport & Hormuz Tanker Attacks Drive Brent Above $105, Trump’s Russia-Ukraine ‘Energy Ceasefire’ Knocks It Back
- AI Moves from Pilot Projects to Infrastructure & Governance Crunch
- Post-Landfall Data Peg Hurricane Isaias Insured Losses at Just $2-3 Billion
- Robert Hall & Michael Woodford Awarded 2026 Nobel Economics Prize for Micro-Founded Stabilisation Theory
- Microsoft Unveils Third-Generation Maia 300 AI Chip, Commits to Multi-Gigawatt Rollout by 2027
- Hackers Trigger Mass Defrost in 250+ French Supermarkets’ Cold-Chain
At a Glance
- Acting on 9 Oct 2026 instructions from President Trump, the U.S. Treasury issued a general license that re-opens U.S....
- Between 9–13 October 2026 Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps struck at least six commercial vessels, formally asserted...
- On 7 Oct 2026, IRGC adviser Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi announced that Iran considers the Strait of Hormuz shut an...
- Between 11–12 Oct 2026 Brent crude briefly surged past $105 after Houthi drones hit Riyadh’s airport and tankers near...
- October 2026 data and industry gatherings show a clear pivot worldwide: enterprises are no longer asking whether to a...
- New modelling released 12 Oct 2026 shows Hurricane Isaias will cost insurers only $2–3 billion—far below the mid-sing...