Trump and Bibi's unprovoked war against Iran is having bond market impact. Oil prices rise, inflation a true concern; Trump's tool who took over for Powell at the Fed is confronted with a situation with two month's lead on election day in the USA. Plus a few other things mixed in, all via links.

 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-wrapup-1-2026-09-02/

https://www.lse.co.uk/news/global-markets-stocks-fall-bond-rout-deepens-as-us-and-iran-trade-attacks-tqcm9xz2ei1sx9j.html

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/great-satan-strikes-snake-bites-back-damage-assessed-iran-flare-after-deadly-us 

https://www.ubs.com/global/en/wealthmanagement/insights/chief-investment-office/house-view/daily/2026/latest-21082026.html 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/9/2/iran-war-live-us-bombs-iran-tehran-retaliates-on-gulf-neighbours-jordan?update=4910639 

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/31/the-looming-failure-of-operation-economic-outcast 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/seven-decades-of-us-regime-change-efforts-what-have-they-achieved 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/2/ed-markey-wins-key-takeaways-from-massachusetts-primary-election-results 

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/2/palestinians-in-fear-as-israeli-forces-mount-pogroms-on-west-bank-mosques 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/2/honduran-court-drops-case-against-ex-president-hernandez-after-trump-pardon 

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/1/why-china-will-not-comply-with-us-sanctions-on-iran 

And the good news is ??? 

One wishes the elections were sooner and the USA electorate wiser.