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415 EVENTS · NEWEST ACTIVITY FIRST
Aug 23, 20266 EVENTS
Treasury doubles long-end buyback caps to $4 billion per operation on August 19; 30-year yield retreats from a 19-year high (Markets)Finance · Crypto · 5 reports3-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 19, 2026The Verge: Austin Tesla Robotaxi rides monitored over two weeks were all unsupervised, ahead of Cybercab (product)AI/Tech · Auto/Mobility · 3 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 20, 2026Chinese carmakers hit by PCB and MLCC shortages; global auto parts shortfall about 20%–30%Auto/Mobility · Supply chain · 3 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 22, 2026Carney sets Sept. 8 “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs after U.S. 50% duties take effect; USTR says no new talks (Trade)General · Supply chain · 2 reportsJackson Hole approaches as markets await Warsh’s first chair keynote and PCE data (Central banks)General · Finance · 2 reportsAlibaba announces HK$80 billion Hong Kong share placement, all proceeds for full-stack AI (Capital markets / Tech)General · AI/Tech · 2 reportsAug 22, 20265 EVENTS
U.S.–Canada trade talks collapse; 50% tariffs take effect; Ottawa vows dollar-for-dollar response (Trade)General · Supply chain · 2 reportsJackson Hole symposium opens next week; markets focus on Warsh's August 28 debut speech (Central Banks)General · Finance · 2 reportsTaiwan's legislature passes energy law: new or expanded large users must install self-generation or storage (Policy)Energy/Climate · Gaming · 2 reportsHyundai Motor stages first full-day strike in a decade, idling all Korean plantsAuto/Mobility · Supply chain · 2 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 21, 2026Basel team: wake-activated brainstem neurons regulate sleep drive; inhibiting them cuts sleep by ~70% (neuroscience)Science · Sports/Health · 2 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 21, 2026Aug 21, 20264 EVENTS
DZ Bank starts SpaceX at Sell/$100; bitcoin near $77,000 as two-day short liquidations top $4B (Positioning)Finance · Crypto · 2 reportsWaymo unveils a custom 5nm ASIC: 1,000+ TOPS front-end ML and a public supplier list (Product)AI/Tech · Auto/Mobility · 2 reportsChina National Climate Centre: super El Niño likely to peak this winter; experts warn of next summer’s Yangtze floods and southern heat (climate monitoring)Science · Energy/Climate · 2 reportsGulf refining and Hormuz disruption push diesel margins to records; ~700 kb/d lost plus Russian hits (Oil products)Energy/Climate · Supply chain · 2 reportsAug 20, 20266 EVENTS
Washington to tell partners they must pick sides in the U.S.–China AI race (policy)General · AI/Tech · 3 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 17, 2026U.S. Treasury at least doubles long-term buyback caps, cooling long yields and lifting risk assets (Markets)General · Finance · Crypto · 3 reportsAlibaba earnings: AI cloud & compute up 45%; AI-related products post a 12th straight quarter of triple-digit growth (earnings)Finance · AI/Tech · Gaming · 3 reportsCommerce Ministry opposes U.S. Section 232 drone tariffs; cites 22% import growth in first seven months (Trade)General · Supply chain · 2 reportsUber launches its first European AV bookings in Zagreb via Pony.ai tech and Verne ops—with a safety operator onboard (product)AI/Tech · Auto/Mobility · 2 reportsChina National Climate Center: eastern equatorial Pacific warming fast; super El Niño possible this winter (climate monitoring)Science · Energy/Climate · 2 reportsAug 19, 20261 EVENT
Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days, calling the deal closeGeneral · Supply chain · 2 reportsAug 18, 20263 EVENTS
U.S. and Canada hold last-minute talks to stop 50% tariffs timed to Wednesday entry (tariffs / North America)General · Auto/Mobility · Supply chain · 3 reportsNikkei: Google tells suppliers Pixel phones, watches, and earbuds will all leave China from 2027 (supply chain)AI/Tech · Supply chain · 2 reportsChina National Climate Centre: Eastern Equatorial Pacific Index Hits 2.64°C in Early August; Super El Niño May Peak by Year-End (Climate)Science · Energy/Climate · 2 reportsAug 17, 20263 EVENTS
U.S.–Iran 60-day ceasefire expires as Hormuz weekend traffic nearly stops (Oil · Middle East)General · Energy/Climate · Supply chain · 3 reportsU.S.–Canada 50% tariff deadline is two days away; autos, lumber and alcohol still block a deal (trade)General · Supply chain · 2 reportsStripe is said to buy OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, extending payments into AI routing (M&A)Finance · AI/Tech · 2 reportsAug 16, 20264 EVENTS
Uber and Pony.ai expand partnership: more than 2,000 robotaxis planned for Europe (Mobility / Europe)AI/Tech · Auto/Mobility · 3 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 14, 2026GM exits Samsung SDI Indiana venture and restarts Ohio Ultium cell production (Battery / US)Auto/Mobility · Supply chain · 3 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 14, 2026China’s NEV mix tops 60% in July; lithium-battery output schedules rise again in August (sector)Finance · Auto/Mobility · 2 reportsPBOC Q2 monetary-policy report: adjust tools in a timely way and step up countercyclical easing (policy)General · Finance · 2 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 15, 2026Aug 15, 20267 EVENTS
Cooler July PPI pushes rate-hike bets later; oil stays supported by Hormuz risk (economy)General · Finance · 4 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 14, 2026July retail sales −0.6% month over month; Michigan sentiment prelim 51.0 (Macro/Consumer)General · Finance · 3 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 14, 2026Kweichow Moutai H1 net profit −1.95%; Q2 revenue and profit both fall (Earnings)Finance · Gaming · 3 reportsWhite House report accuses 40-plus countries of helping China dodge tariffs; Beijing says a trade war has no winners (trade)General · Supply chain · 2 reportsCommerce Secretary Lutnick publicly opposes Apple buying Chinese memory chips (tech / supply chains)General · Supply chain · 2 reportsChina’s Ecological Environment Code Takes Effect: 1,242 Articles on Pollution and Low Carbon (Policy)Science · Energy/Climate · 2 reportsSection 232 drone tariffs of up to 100% take effect September 3 (trade / security)General · Supply chain · 2 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 14, 2026Aug 14, 20263 EVENTS
PBOC conducts 1 trillion yuan in six-month outright reverse repos (monetary policy)General · Finance · 2 reportsWhite House “Great Transshipment Scam” report accuses 40-plus countries of helping China dodge tariffs (U.S.–China / trade)General · Supply chain · 2 reportsApplied Materials posts $9.12 billion Q3 and raises the guide; shares still drop about 5%–6% (Earnings)Finance · Supply chain · 2 reportsAug 13, 20264 EVENTS
July PPI unchanged, September hike odds fall to about 31%, Brent slips near $87 (Economy / energy)General · Finance · 3 reportsPBOC Q2 report: stay moderately loose and raise overnight reverse-repo frequency (Monetary policy)General · Finance · 2 reportsA-shares fade after an early rally; all three major indexes close lower on heavier volume (Markets)General · Finance · 2 reportsFord to stop importing China-built Lincoln Nautilus, shift production to the US from 2030 to escape 52.5% tariffs (Supply chain / US)Auto/Mobility · Supply chain · 2 reportsAug 12, 20263 EVENTS
GM exits $3.5B Indiana battery JV as Samsung SDI takes full control (Batteries / US–Korea)Auto/Mobility · Supply chain · 4 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 11, 2026U.S. July CPI in line at 3.4% headline / 2.5% core; bitcoin holds near $64,000 (Markets)General · Finance · Crypto · 3 reportsA-shares rebound; more than 4,100 stocks advance (Capital markets)General · Finance · 2 reportsAug 11, 20266 EVENTS
Oil nears $90 as Hormuz deadlock stokes inflation and rate-hike bets (Energy / markets)General · Finance · 2 reportsTrump signs childhood-vaccine order, cutting universal recommendations from 18 diseases to 11 (Politics / public health)General · Sports/Health · 2 reportsSoft jobs meet rising oil; markets await CPI to set the Fed’s tone (Economy)General · Finance · 2 reportsNvidia and Wall Street aim to mobilize $500B+ for AI compute finance; bond yields watched (Tech/Institutions)Finance · AI/Tech · 2 reportsPhase 3 RCT: recombinant zoster vaccine LZ901 ~91.6% efficacy over ~12 months; ~66.9% in adults ≥70 (Public health)Science · Sports/Health · 2 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 10, 2026CAAM: H1 NEV exports to Belt and Road markets hit 1.135 million (+59.4%) (Exports / China)Auto/Mobility · Gaming · 2 reportsAug 10, 20263 EVENTS
Iranian Demands Dash Quick Hormuz Reopening Bets; Brent Rises Over 1% Monday (Energy)General · Finance · Energy/Climate · 4 reportsTrump announces about $3 billion for defense-linked minerals and battery projects (critical minerals / industrial policy)Energy/Climate · Supply chain · 3 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 9, 2026Sony and TSMC in talks on ~¥1 trillion Kumamoto image-sensor JV targeting ~2029 volume production (Infrastructure)AI/Tech · Supply chain · 2 reportsAug 9, 20262 EVENTS
US July payrolls fall 23,000; September Fed hike odds drop sharply (economy / central bank)General · Finance · Crypto · 4 reports2-DAY STORY · SINCE Aug 7, 2026UAE says Iran hit an ADNOC tanker; Houthis claim strike on Saudi Jazan refinery (Middle East / Energy shipping)General · Energy/Climate · 2 reports