Trade War Update — October 11, 2026
Bessent says the US-China truce runs to January 10, 2027, with no Federal Register notice yet; US goods deficits with Vietnam and Taiwan exceed China’s.
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Trade War Update — October 10, 2026
The EU and China trade a hybrid-car deal for rare-earth licences, Beijing warns on a US pact, and tanker freight hits $41 a barrel.
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Trade War Update — October 9, 2026
Treasury sanctions 17 firms and 17 tankers in Iran’s shadow fleet, the EU agrees 1,600+ Russia listings, Brent nears $105 and Wolfspeed wins a $1.5B loan.
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Geopolitics · Iran · Legislation · Russia · United States · US Politics
Russia-Iran Sanctions Act Is Law: What It Requires
President Trump signed the Russia and Iran sanctions act on Sept. 18. Here is what it requires, how it passed 86-11 and 262-159, and what remains unsettled.
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Geopolitics · Iran · IRGC · Strait of Hormuz · United States
US Sanctions Iran’s Carmakers and Rail Operators
Treasury’s Operation Economic Outcast hits Iran Khodro, SAIPA and state rail firms as Washington squeezes land logistics after the maritime blockade.
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Geopolitics · Iran · IRGC · Russia · United States
US Sanctions 10 Iran Arms Buyers and Russia’s Yakovlev Bureau
Treasury targets 10 weapons procurers for Iran’s defense ministry; State designates Russia’s Yakovlev and MG-Flot and offers $15 million over IRGC finances.
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