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Oil squeezes higher as Hormuz traffic collapses to four ships; Fed hike odds firm for Wednesday; Apple rolls out iOS 27 with Siri AI.

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  • Energy

Brent ~$107.35 as Hormuz traffic collapses and Saudi pipeline stays dark

  • Reuters (1002 GMT Tue): Brent +$1.67 / +1.58% to $107.35/bbl; WTI +$2.14 / +2.11% to $103.53 — material lift vs morning’s ~$107.05 / ~$102.92 (04:06 GMT). Reuters
  • Kpler via Reuters: commodity vessel traffic through Hormuz fell to four on Monday (from 10 Sunday) — route previously carried ~1/5 of global oil supply. Reuters
  • Saudi East-West pipeline still offline after Friday attacks; traders say exportable crude at Yanbu could run out within days; Goldman repair notes range “very soon” to ~eight weeks. Reuters
Why it matters — Fresh midday tape and Hormuz throughput data tighten the supply scare morning already flagged — the main inflation/Fed-week driver into Wednesday.
  • Markets
  • World

Fed expected to hike Wednesday — first in three years under Warsh

Federal Reserve Jackson Hole
AP via WTOP
  • AP via WTOP: Fed widely expected to lift the short-term rate Wednesday for the first time in three years to fight sticky inflation — at odds with Trump’s preference for a cut. AP via WTOP
  • Current funds rate cited ~3.6%; Chair Kevin Warsh gives fewer forward signals than predecessors; Jackson Hole speech two weeks ago argued the 2% inflation goal is not yet met. AP via WTOP
Why it matters — Lunch-time packaging of the Wednesday decision against oil and AI-capex inflation — the next hard catalyst after Monday’s chip rout.
  • Tech
  • Markets

Investors probe AI capex after weekend safety-slowdown calls

  • Reuters (15 Sep): investors nervous about any AI spending slowdown after Amodei/Altman/Musk weekend safety warnings — but several PMs say they need cancelled orders/deals, not talk. Reuters
  • BofA Global Research via Reuters: hyperscalers (MSFT/GOOGL/AMZN/META/ORCL) expected ~$795B capex in 2026 and nearly $1.08T in 2027. Reuters
Why it matters — Afternoon follow to morning’s chip rout: the debate shifts from weekend rhetoric to whether capex actually slips into Fed week.
  • Tech

Apple ships iOS 27 / macOS 27 with Siri AI

Apple software platform updates with Siri AI rolling out across iPhone, iPad and Mac
Apple Newsroom
  • Apple Newsroom: major platform updates rolling out today across iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 and other Apple platforms. Apple Newsroom
  • Headline feature: Siri AI — next-gen Apple Intelligence Siri with personal context, onscreen awareness, and world knowledge; dedicated Siri app syncs chat history via iCloud. Apple Newsroom
Why it matters — Biggest consumer-software ship of the day — Siri AI is Apple’s answer to the same AI cycle hammering chip stocks this week.

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