Daily Digest — 7 Sep 2026

US strikes on Iranian crude carriers over the weekend have pushed oil prices sharply higher and sent bitcoin nearly 1% lower, as markets price in a sustained confrontation in the Gulf. Iran’s security chief responded by announcing a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz, and a new shipping corridor agreed with Oman is set to be signed within days. The disruption is already being felt beyond the immediate theatre: Iraq faces a petrol shortage because its refineries cannot meet domestic demand without imports transiting the Strait. Meanwhile, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has called on the US to support a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah, which came under new strain over the weekend.

Despite the geopolitical risk, Asia-Pacific markets opened broadly higher on Monday, with Goldman Sachs raising its target for the Asia ex-Japan index on AI-led earnings expectations in Taiwan and Korea. US Treasury yields are testing 4.8%, a level that strategists say could create meaningful problems for other asset classes, as foreign buyers pull back in a historic capital flow reversal. In crypto, the Liquid Network suffered a $⁠320 million exploit, halting all transactions; the hackers claim to be “good guys”.

In Germany, the far-right AfD won its first state election in Saxony-Anhalt with nearly 44% of the vote, a result the party called “historic” but which fell short of a majority. In the UK, anti-immigration protesters clashed with police in Portsmouth after around 140 people arrived by small boat. New BBC Panorama footage has also emerged linking a man at the centre of ⁹⁄₁₁ lawsuits to extremists and the Saudi state, undermining years of denials. On a different register, Mu this week highlighted a speech by Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El‑Sayed, who spoke openly about how his Muslim faith shapes his public service, offering a model of religious conviction integrated with civic duty.

Elsewhere, ten people died in a fireworks blast during a religious festival in central Mexico, and an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway at Miami airport, killing at least five. A 5.3-magnitude earthquake off the Oregon coast triggered a brief tsunami warning, while Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau continued to disrupt flights.

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