Weekly Archive: 2026-W33
August 16, 2026 PM
- Israel's Q2 GDP grew 15.4 percent annualized in the first estimate. | Israel CBS ↗︎
- U.S.-Iran 60-day negotiating period ended Aug 16 without an announced extension. | AP ↗︎
August 15, 2026 PM
- UAE said a third ADNOC tanker was attacked in Hormuz. | AP ↗︎
- Japan's first Q2 GDP estimate is due Aug 17. | Cabinet Office Japan ↗︎
- Canada's July CPI is due Aug 17. | StatCan ↗︎
- UK labor-market data are due Aug 18; July CPI is due Aug 19. | ONS ↗︎
- Euro-area final July inflation data are due Aug 19. | Eurostat ↗︎
- FOMC minutes from the July 28–29 meeting are due Aug 19. | Fed ↗︎
- China's August LPR fixing is due Aug 20. | CFETS ↗︎
- Japan's July consumer-price inflation is due Aug 21. | SBJ ↗︎
August 14, 2026 PM
- U.S. August consumer sentiment fell to 51.0 from 55.2 in July. | U Michigan ↗︎
- U.S. June business sales fell 1.1 percent m/m; inventories were virtually unchanged. | Census ↗︎
- German wholesale prices rose 5.3 percent y/y and 0.2 percent m/m in July. | Destatis ↗︎
- Taiwan Q2 GDP grew 12.93 percent y/y; 2026 growth forecast was raised to 11.05 percent. | DGBAS ↗︎
- Korea's Kospi jumped 2.42 percent to 6,977.94, its fifth consecutive gain. | Yonhap ↗︎
August 14, 2026 AM
- U.S. July retail sales fell 0.6 percent m/m but rose 5.0 percent y/y. | Census ↗︎
- Euro-area Q2 employment rose 0.1 percent q/q; GDP growth was confirmed at 0.4 percent. | Eurostat ↗︎
- Euro-area June goods trade surplus widened to EUR 8.6 billion from EUR 4.8 billion. | Eurostat ↗︎
- France's July inflation was 2.1 percent y/y; core inflation rose to 1.3 percent. | INSEE ↗︎
- India's July wholesale inflation eased to 9.78 percent from 9.87 percent. | DPIIT ↗︎
- Canada's June wholesale sales rose 2.8 percent m/m to CAD 92.5 billion. | StatCan ↗︎
- UAE said Iran attacked two ADNOC vessels transiting Hormuz; no injuries were reported. | UAE MoFA ↗︎
August 13, 2026 PM
- Argentina's July inflation rose 2.1 percent m/m and 33.8 percent y/y. | INDEC ↗︎
- Mexico's June industrial activity rose 0.2 percent m/m and 0.8 percent y/y. | INEGI ↗︎
- S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent to a record 7,798.99. | AP ↗︎
- U.S. Defense Secretary said the blockade of Iranian ports could continue indefinitely. | AP ↗︎
August 13, 2026 AM
- UK Q2 GDP grew 0.4 percent q/q and 1.2 percent y/y. | ONS ↗︎
- U.S. July producer prices were unchanged m/m and rose 4.7 percent y/y. | BLS ↗︎
- Euro-area June industrial production was flat m/m and rose 0.1 percent y/y. | Eurostat ↗︎
- U.S. initial jobless claims rose 9,000 to 209,000. | DOL ↗︎
- Brazil's June retail sales rose 0.5 percent m/m. | IBGE ↗︎
August 12, 2026 PM
- U.S. July budget deficit reached USD 432 billion; FYTD deficit hit USD 1.8 trillion. | Treasury ↗︎
- Canada's June building permits surged 18.5 percent m/m to CAD 14.9 billion. | StatCan ↗︎
- IEA raised its Q3 global oil deficit estimate to 1.8 mb/d from 0.8 mb/d. | IEA ↗︎
- U.S. commercial crude inventories jumped 17.4 million barrels to 424.4 million. | EIA ↗︎
- Russia's Q2 GDP grew 1.3 percent y/y. | Rosstat ↗︎
- Norway's sovereign wealth fund returned 9.4 percent in H1, earning a record NOK 1.753 trillion. | NBIM ↗︎
August 12, 2026 AM
- U.S. July inflation eased to 3.4 percent; core inflation fell to 2.5 percent. | BLS ↗︎
- Korea's July seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.6 percent; employment rose 108,000 y/y. | MODS ↗︎
- India's July inflation rose to 4.45 percent; food inflation reached 5.52 percent. | MoSPI ↗︎
- Brazil's June services volume fell 0.2 percent m/m but rose 2.0 percent y/y. | IBGE ↗︎
August 11, 2026 PM
- U.S. forces disabled a Panama-flagged ship attempting to evade the blockade on Iranian ports. | AP ↗︎
- U.S. July existing-home sales fell 1.7 percent m/m to 4.06 million annualized. | NAR ↗︎
- Japan's August Reuters Tankan manufacturing index rose to +18 from +13. | Investing.com ↗︎
- EIA expects Brent to average USD 85 in Q3 as Hormuz constraints persist. | EIA ↗︎
August 11, 2026 AM
- RBA unanimously held its cash rate at 4.35 percent after three 2026 hikes. | RBA ↗︎
- Singapore Q2 GDP grew 5.9 percent y/y; 2026 forecast was raised to 4.5–5.5 percent. | SingStat ↗︎
- U.S. July small-business optimism rose to 99.8, highest since August 2025. | NFIB ↗︎
- Houthi missiles struck a Yemeni commercial vessel in Bab el-Mandeb, killing four. | AP ↗︎
- Brazil's July inflation eased to 4.44 percent; monthly CPI rose 0.07 percent. | IBGE ↗︎
- Russia's H1 trade surplus rose 14 percent y/y to USD 73.4 billion. | AA ↗︎
August 10, 2026 PM
- U.S. business leaders' 1-year inflation expectations fell from 3.7 to 3.3 percent. | Cleveland Fed ↗︎
- Turkey's June industrial production fell 1.4 percent y/y but rose 0.1 percent m/m. | AA ↗︎
- A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people. | AP ↗︎
- Brent crude rose 5.0 percent to USD 87.72. | Xinhua ↗︎
August 10, 2026 AM
- Japan's June current account swung to a JPY 92.3 billion deficit. | MoF ↗︎
- Euro-area Sentix sentiment rose 4.0 points to +0.9, returning to positive territory. | Sentix ↗︎
- Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 2.1 percent to 66,970.22. | AP ↗︎
- Houthi attack on Yemen's Red Sea town of Mokha killed seven and injured 30. | AP ↗︎