Bitcoin Holds Amid $90 Oil and Yield Spike from Iran Escalation Bitcoin traded choppily between roughly $76,000 and $80,000 over the past day, showing relative resilience as WTI crude topped $90 (up nearly 9% on the week) and Brent approached $96 following renewed U.S.-Iran strikes. U.S. forces hit Iranian military targets near the Strait of … Read more
Brussels Targets Household Savings to Fund EU Ambitions European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has highlighted €10 trillion in EU household bank deposits as a resource to unlock for investment. Speaking to French business leaders, she described the savings as “lazy” and called for channelling them toward companies via the Savings and Investments Union. … Read more
Roman Space Telescope En Route to L2 NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on 30 August 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center and is now on a three-month journey to Sun-Earth L2. Early commissioning succeeded: solar arrays, high-gain antenna, sunshade and Coronagraph Instrument powered on by 1 September. The observatory … Read more
US Strikes on Larak Island Risk Reigniting Iran Conflict US forces struck Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first known American attack on Iranian territory since a July ceasefire announcement. Officials said the targets were preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines. Iran’s IRGC reported casualties and responded with … Read more
Oil Climbs Past $91 on Renewed US-Iran Clashes Brent crude rose above $91 a barrel and WTI topped $86 as the US and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in roughly a month near the Strait of Hormuz. US forces hit Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island; Iran responded with missiles toward bases in … Read more
Iceland Rejects Restarting EU Accession Talks Icelanders voted 52.8% to 47.2% against resuming EU accession negotiations in a referendum held on 29 August 2026, with turnout at 82.5%. Reykjavík backed a “yes,” but the rest of the country rejected it. Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir said the result would be respected, no talks would restart under … Read more
Roman Space Telescope Begins Dark Universe Survey NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on 30 August 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center, beginning a three-month cruise to the Sun-Earth L2 point roughly one million miles away. The observatory pairs Hubble-class infrared resolution with a field of view about 100 times … Read more