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XOM:CVX:OXY:USO:DAL:UAL:CCL:SPY:QQQ:NVDA:MSFT 2026-08-18

Policy Pulse — Global Spillover — 18 Aug 2026

Brent crude tops $90 on Hormuz blockade concerns; markets await Wed FOMC minutes; AI rally pauses at records

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WMT:HD:LOW:COST:TGT:CCL:RCL:NCLH 2026-08-18

Policy Pulse — Trump/US — 18 Aug 2026

Trump signs EO for 50% Canada tariffs effective Aug 19 using Section 338; retail beneficiaries WMT HD LOW, cruise lines CCL RCL at risk

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XOM:CVX:OXY:EOG:COP:HAL:SLB:DAL:UAL:AAL:CCL:RCL:SPY:QQQ:NVDA:MSFT:GOOGL:META:IOC:BPCL:HPCL:MRPL:ONGC:OIL:INFY:TCS:WIPRO:HCLTECH:HAL:BEL:MAZDOCK:BHEL:LT:NTPC 2026-08-17

Policy Pulse — Global — 17 Aug 2026

Crude ~$89.50 on the indefinite Hormuz blockade + Wednesday FOMC minutes loom; India gets a sector catalyst from Modi's I-Day AI/defence agenda — BUY energy (XOM), SELL airlines; BUY Indian IT/defence

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XOM:CVX:OXY:EOG:COP:HAL:SLB:USO:OIH:DAL:UAL:AAL:LUV:SAVE:CCL:RCL:NCLH:SPY:QQQ:NVDA:MSFT:GOOGL:META:DJT 2026-08-17

Policy Pulse — Trump/US — 17 Aug 2026

Crude climbs ~1.1% to ~$89.50 on the indefinite Hormuz blockade; July retail sales -0.6% pulls yields off highs ahead of Wednesday FOMC minutes — BUY XOM/CVX/OXY, SELL DAL/UAL/CCL; AI rally pauses

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XOM:CVX:OXY:HAL:SLB:COP:DAL:UAL:AAL:CCL:RCL:SPY:QQQ:ONGC:OIL:IOC:BPCL:HPCL:RELIANCE:INDIGO 2026-08-14

Policy Pulse — Global — 14 Aug 2026

US indefinite-Hormuz-blockade threat + IEA supply cut (4.3M bpd) fuel a ~6% weekly oil rally — BUY XOM/CVX/OXY, SELL DAL/UAL; India refiners under pressure as rupee dips; only a signed deal flips the trade

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XOM:CVX:OXY:EOG:COP:HAL:SLB:USO:DAL:UAL:AAL:LUV:CCL:RCL:SPY:QQQ:NVDA:MSFT:GOOGL:META:DJT 2026-08-14

Policy Pulse — Trump / US — 14 Aug 2026

US threatens an indefinite Hormuz blockade; oil jumps ~2% toward a 6% weekly gain (Brent ~87-88, IEA cuts supply 4.3M bpd) — BUY XOM/CVX/OXY, SELL DAL/UAL/CCL; S&P pauses near record

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NVDA:MSFT:GOOGL:META:SMCI:CRWV:XOM:CVX:OXY:DAL:UAL:CCL:TATAMOTORS:HINDALCO:ICICIBANK:BSE 2026-08-13

Policy Pulse — Global — 13 Aug 2026

AI buying + easing oil carry global equities; Hormuz stays unsigned two-way (Brent ~87.7); India's Tata Motors +83% Q1 offsets metals/bank drag

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QQQ:SMCI:NVDA:MSFT:GOOGL:META:CRWV:DJT:XOM:CVX:OXY:DAL:UAL:CCL 2026-08-13

Policy Pulse — Trump / US — 13 Aug 2026

AI rally carries US stocks toward records as oil eases (Brent ~87.7); Truth API hit by a First-Amendment lawsuit; S&P near record, Nasdaq 100 +1.2%

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CRWV:SMCI:NVDA:MSFT:XOM:CVX:OXY:DAL:UAL:HINDALCO:NATIONALUM:SBIN:PNB:BEL:ZENTEC 2026-08-12

Policy Pulse — Global — 12 Aug 2026

Tame CPI + AI earnings (CoreWeave +18%) carry global equities; Hormuz holds crude near $89 two-way; India rotates to metals/PSU-banks away from Tata/IT/healthcare

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