Morning Edition · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Macro
Renewed US Strikes on Iran Push Oil Above $90 and Send Treasury Yields to Their Highest Since January 2025
Traders raised the odds of a Federal Reserve rate increase this month above 65 percent, and gold fell 1.9 percent even as an energy supply shock built.
Geopolitics
Iran Says 11 Died in American Strikes and Attacks US Assets Across the Region
Al Jazeera reported that at least five people, including a child, were killed when a strike hit a wedding gathering near Sirik, while Iranian state media said crews restored power to the same area.
Crypto
Bitcoin Holds Near $78,000 While Gold Falls 1.9 Percent
The two assets most often described as inflation hedges moved apart on a day of $90 oil, with a firmer dollar the common pressure on both.
Macro
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Says a Rate Increase Is on the Table at Every Meeting, Including September
The remarks at a joint press conference after the Group of 20 meeting came as Japanese tenants absorb rent increases that wages have not matched.
Geopolitics
Xi, Putin and Iran's Leadership Meet in Bishkek as Europe Confronts Washington at the Group of 20
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation named Lahore its tourism and cultural capital for 2026-27, and Indonesia's president will travel to Russia as guest of honour at an economic forum this week.
Geopolitics
Zelensky Says Ukrainian Drones Will Keep Russian Airspace Unsafe as Moscow Widens Aid to Damaged Businesses
Russia's Industry Ministry said it is ready to expand support for companies hit by Ukrainian strikes on marketplace warehouses, and Putin acknowledged the attacks have caused real damage.
Markets
Taiwanese Households Are Borrowing Against Their Homes to Buy Artificial-Intelligence Shares
Retail investors across Asia are increasing leverage and consolidating holdings into a narrow set of technology names as the same trade drives index gains.
Macro
Ukraine's External State Debt Has Risen 25-Fold in 15 Years as Pakistan's Senate Pushes Back on IMF Conditions
Kyiv owed the equivalent of $167.8 billion abroad at the end of July, while Islamabad has been told to phase out its tax-free industrial zones by 2035.
Geopolitics
Israel Says It Seized Hamas's Internal Security Chief in a Gaza Raid That Palestinian Officials Say Killed Four
Air-raid sirens sounded in northern Israel as the military said it fired interceptors at a suspected aerial target.
World
Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Collusion, Admitting He Urged Foreign Firms to Avoid Investing in Mainland China
The Hong Kong activist, already in prison, faces a minimum of three additional years and a maximum of life under the 2020 national security law.
World
Nepal's Flash Flood Death Toll Reaches 1,127 With More Than 4,800 People Missing
Police have posted details of 911 unidentified bodies online, and the government's plan for temporary mass burials has drawn objections on religious grounds.
World
Mount Sinabung Eruption Evacuates 615 Residents and Cancels 21 Flights as Fires Burn in Sumatra and Kalimantan
President Prabowo Subianto summoned the military and police chiefs for updates as Indonesia manages a volcanic eruption and a fire season at the same time.