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- 21:01
Yemen, Houthis advance toward Perim island: Brent nears $110 then eases back
Houthi forces reportedly extended control over the entire Yemeni Red Sea coast and reached Perim island in the Bab al-Mandab strait on Friday, through which about 12% of seaborne oil transits: the account emerged just hours ago (Truthout) and has no independent confirmation. Confirmed instead, through Houthi statements and a rival Yemeni commander cited by Associated Press, is the seizure of the port of Mokha (NPR). Brent rose to nearly $110, then traded at $105 (-2.31%), with WTI at $100.5 (The National).
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- 21:01
United States, inflation at 3.4% in August: markets give 87% odds to Fed rate hike
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August consumer price index: +0.4% monthly and +3.4% annual; the core component rose 0.3% monthly, a tenth above expectations, and 2.4% annual, down from 2.5% in July (CNBC). According to CME FedWatch data reported in the afternoon, the probability of a 25-basis-point hike at the meeting concluding Wednesday rose to 87%, up from 72% the previous day (Blockonomi). The rate remains between 3.5% and 3.75%. Nasdaq and S&P 500 +0.8%, two-year yield at 4.613% (Reuters via Investing).
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- 12:00
Tokyo opens at -3% with crude above $100, US inflation data at 2:30 PM
The Tokyo Stock Exchange opened down more than 3%, with oil at four-month highs amid the escalation in the Middle East (EFE agenda). In New York, crude oil surpassed $100 and stocks closed lower for the second session (Jiji Press). At 2:30 PM Italian time, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the August consumer price index (BLS): economists surveyed by CBS News estimate annual inflation at 3.3%. It is the last data point before the Fed’s September 16 meeting; August producer prices rose 5.4% year-on-year.
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- 12:00
Lebanon, Israeli army claims about 50 killed in Ali Taher tunnels
The Israeli army claims to have killed about fifty Hezbollah fighters holed up in the tunnels of the Ali Taher hill, in Nabatiye, blown up yesterday with what Israel’s Channel 12 quantifies at over 1,100 tons of explosives (Roya News). The Lebanese agency NNA reported strong tremors in the area; the USGS recorded a magnitude 4.1 earthquake. The death toll comes exclusively from Israeli military briefings: no independent verification available. After the operation Israel raised its air defense alert level, while stating it had not detected Iranian or Hezbollah preparations (Al Jazeera).
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- 12:00
Japan, unauthorized access to Digital Agency: 246,000 personal data at risk
Japan’s government Digital Agency has announced unauthorized access to its systems, with a possible leak of about 246,000 personal data, including names and addresses of public employees (Jiji Press, flash at 11:15 Tokyo time, 4:15 Italian time). The agency itself recalls two recent cases: the unauthorized access to Sakura Internet, with 1.36 million data at risk, and the cyberattack on a South Korean foreign ministry body. The news currently comes from a single source (Jiji Press, on the Digital Agency’s announcement); no independent confirmation available.
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- 12:00
Emma Bonino has died, aged 78
Emma Bonino died this morning in Rome, at 78. The announcement came from her party, Più Europa: “Emma has left us but she will never leave us” (Il Post). Born in Bra on March 9, 1948, a historic leader of the Radical Party, she was among the protagonists of the battles over divorce and abortion in the 1970s; from the 1990s she served as minister and European commissioner (ANSA). Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni acknowledged her role in Italian public life while asserting their political distance; Pd MP Laura Boldrini linked her battles to the gains made in women’s rights.
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