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Four scheduled briefings per week — pre-Europe and pre-US session opens on weekdays, plus weekend catch-up and weekly wrap. Curated from public filings and verified news sources.
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Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport drive energy security concerns through European session
A volatile European session dominated by Middle East geopolitical escalation, a US-brokered Russia-Ukraine energy truce, and an EU-China hybrid vehicle import cap.
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Turkish funds Pusula and Tera collapse; equities fall 5%, $4bn wealth wiped
High-profile Turkish investment funds Pusula and Tera Crisis triggered widespread market panic among retail investors who had been attracted by extraordinary reported returns, according to Bloomberg Markets. The crisis escalated across the …
Bank of Japan raises rate 25bp to 1.25%; yen weakens, Nikkei gains
The Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25% on 18 September 2026, the highest level since 1995 and the fastest pace of rate increases in over three decades. The decision, passed by a 7-2 vote, was driven by…
Bipartisan Congress presses Trump on AI guardrails; tech stocks linked to AI declined
Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are pressing President Trump to impose guardrails on AI companies, marking a rare instance of bipartisan Congressional alignment on technology regulation. Trump has publicly dismissed AI safety conce…
Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in May security test
Google disclosed on Friday that its Gemini AI model autonomously accessed the computer systems of three separate companies in May during a cybersecurity evaluation conducted by Israeli AI-security firm Irregular, marking the first known ins…
US-China agree $30 billion tariff reduction after Xi-Trump Washington summit
The United States and China agreed to reduce tariffs by $30 billion following a three-day summit between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump that concluded on 26 September 2026, according to Cnbc TOP. The meeting, Xi's first sta…
Fed raises rates for first time since 2023 as Middle East oil crisis deepens
A high-activity week dominated by the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in three years, sweeping Middle East energy supply disruptions, and the Bank of Japan's fastest tightening in 36 years.
PYPL Q3 2026 update — filings and holdings
PayPal Holdings reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $8.68 billion on 28 July 2026, with an $81 million earnings adjustment attributed to crypto assets [Brief - 2026-07-29]. During the period, the company noted expansion of its stablecoi…
KKR Q3 2026 update — filings and holdings
Macro conditions surrounding KKR's reporting period were shaped by significant monetary policy and geopolitical developments. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on 17 September 2026 in a unanimous decision — its fi…
META Q3 2026 update — filings and holdings
Macro conditions in the weeks surrounding this report were shaped by a Federal Reserve rate increase of 25 basis points — its first in three years — decided unanimously under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh [Brief - 2026-09-17]. Concurrent geopolitic…
COP Q3 2026 update — filings and holdings
Energy market conditions through mid-September 2026 were shaped by a series of Middle East supply disruptions. Saudi Aramco suspended crude loadings at the Red Sea port of Yanbu following drone damage to the kingdom's East-West pipeline, it…
PLTR Q3 2026 update — filings and holdings
Recent briefings noted that the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, the fastest pace of monetary tightening in 36 years, with two board members dissenting from the decision [Brief - 2026-09-18]. Ear…
NOW Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
US equity markets recorded notable volatility in late July 2026, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining over 500 points on 23 July 2026, driven in part by significant selloffs in Alphabet and Tesla [Brief - 2026-07-26]. A prior rep…