Saturday, September 12, 2026

Sunday's News Links

[Yahoo/Reuters] Investors brace for possible rate hike at uncertain Fed meeting

[Yahoo/Reuters] Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply

[Reuters] New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption

[AP] Iraq says Saudi pipeline attack originated from its territory, and other Mideast news

[AP] Strike on Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz kills 1, Iranian media say

[AP] Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia

[Axios] OpenAI delaying IPO amid AI safety concerns, Sam Altman says

[Reuters] Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU, WSJ reports

[Reuters] Canadian boycott of US products pushes grocers to adapt, explore new supply sources

[AP] At BRICS, India’s Modi warns geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks threaten global stability

[Yahoo/Reuters] Xi Pitches His AI Vision at BRICS Summit as China Duels With US

[Bloomberg] All Eyes on Warsh as Rate-Hike Fever Spreads Across G7 Central Banks

[Bloomberg] Trump Pushes Fed to Lower Rates Despite Pressure to Raise Them

[Bloomberg] Wall Street Says Stay With Stocks Despite Late ‘90s Dot-Com Vibe

[Bloomberg] ECB’s Lagarde Says Current Inflation Shock Will Be Longer Lasting

[Bloomberg] Bank of France Issues Statement on Debt Amid ‘False’ Information

[Bloomberg] Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries as Odesa Ports Targeted

[NYT] Iran Finds Escalation Is Fruitful Path to Leverage in War With U.S.

[NYT] How Iran’s Hard-Liners Prevailed and Sabotaged U.S. Peace Deal

[NYT] Saudi Arabia’s Oil ‘Lifeline’ Was Attacked. Here’s What to Know.

[NYT] Top A.I. Leaders Call for Slowing Down A.I. Development

[NYT] Inside the Snowballing Conversations at A.I. Companies About a Doomsday

[WSJ] Bessent Says the U.S. Can Grow Its Way Out of the Debt Crunch. What Would It Take?

[FT] Why the AI race has its creators fearing human extinction

[FT] Iraq’s militias grow bolder in Iran war

[FT] ‘Trumpism’ spawns rare unity at Brics summit

[FT] Brics push for Gulf peace as war worries mount

[FT] Russia hits evacuated Kyiv-Warsaw train on line used by foreign leaders

Saturday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Energy Markets Signal Winter Crisis and Rising Interest Rates

[Reuters] Houthi advance in Yemen puts U.S. in a new bind 

[AP] Saudi Arabia has few options as it faces mounting threats from Iran and its allies

[Reuters] Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Iraq Under Pressure After Drone Strikes Close Key Saudi Pipeline

[Axios] Record diesel prices squeeze food, transport

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] War In the Middle East is Making Clothes More Expensive

[Axios] The world reconsiders America

[Reuters] BRICS adopts joint declaration, urges 'maximum restraint' in Mideast

[Bloomberg] California Gas Station With $9.99 Diesel Exemplifies Fuel Crisis

[Bloomberg] Charting the Global Economy: Oil Surge Fans Global Inflation

[NYT] Gulf Tankers Are Running Out of Ways to Export Oil: ‘These Waters Aren’t Safe’

[NYT] The Social Security COLA for 2027 Is Estimated at 3.6%

[WSJ] How Energy Is Driving Inflation—and How It’s Not

[WSJ] U.S. Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops

[WSJ] Cyberattack by Rogue AI Swarm Stokes Fears of Out-of-Control Agents

[WSJ] America’s Great AI Freakout Has Begun

[FT] Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline that bypasses Hormuz after attacks

[FT] Canada seeks $1tn from investors looking for a haven from Donald Trump

[FT] JPMorgan cut off Situational Awareness lending after AI losses