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Global Bond Markets Flash Warning Signals: Oil Shock Forces Investors to Reprice Debt and Rates

Rising energy prices and renewed rate-hike expectations are pushing global borrowing costs higher, exposing growing pressure across sovereign debt markets.

Iraq Economic News and Points To Ponder Sunday Afternoon8-30-26

Al-Amiri: I Assure Everyone There Will Be No Confrontation Between The State And The Resistance - 8/30/2026

Baghdad - INA - 8/30/2026   The Secretary-General of the Badr Organization Hadi al-Amiri said there would be no confrontation whatsoever between the state and the IRI resistance, stressing that the Coordination Framework had agreed on a decision to combat corruption and those responsible for it.  

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The Fed's Rate Warning Meets America's Debt Problem: The Dollar Enters a New Phase

The Federal Reserve's renewed willingness to raise interest rates is colliding with a very different problem: a U.S. government carrying more than $40 trillion in debt while long-term Treasury yields remain elevated. The result is a new tension between defending the dollar's purchasing power and managing the cost of America's debt.

The Rising Dollar Is Testing Banking Reforms; The Central Bank Is Changing Rules, But The Parallel Market Is Resisting

Last updated: August 30, 2026   Al-Mustaqilla/Baghdad/- The dollar is still being sold in the Iraqi parallel market at a significant difference from the price announced by the Central Bank, despite a series of banking and regulatory measures implemented by the authorities during the past months in an attempt to restructure the financial sector and expand official channels for obtaining foreign currency.

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The G20 Financial Test: U.S. Debt, Iran and Trade Reshape the Global Economic Order

As the world's major economies gather for a G20 finance meeting, the financial system is being tested on several fronts at once: rising U.S. debt and bond yields, the economic consequences of the Iran war, trade tensions and Washington's attempt to use the dollar-centered financial system as leverage.

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BRICS Moves Beyond De-Dollarization: The Push for Digital Currency and Cross-Border Settlement

India is preparing to put cross-border digital payments, central-bank digital currencies and local-currency trade at the center of the upcoming BRICS summit — signaling that the next stage of financial diversification may be about building new payment infrastructure rather than simply abandoning the dollar.

Basrah Crude Loses Over 6% On Week

2026-08-29 Shafaq News- Basra  Basrah Heavy and Basrah Medium crude each lost $5.37 a barrel over the week, falling 6.72% and 6.46%, respectively. Both grades nevertheless rose in the final trading session.

Basrah Heavy gained $1.67 a barrel, or 2.29%, in the final session to settle at $74.52. Basrah Medium also rose $1.67 a barrel, or 2.19%, to close at $77.82.