US Strikes 5 Iranian Tankers, Iran Fires Missiles at Base in Jordan
CENTCOM announced that on 8 September, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired ballistic missiles twice in two days at a US warship, it struck and neutralized five Iranian oil tankers—four in the Gulf of Oman (M/T Kaviz, M/T Charminar, M/T Horizon 1, M/T Riesco) and one off Kharg Island (M/T Derya); US forces instructed the crew to abandon ship prior to the attack, and no US personnel were injured. In response, Iran announced that it struck a hangar containing US RQ-4 and MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicles at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan with ballistic missiles, while IRGC naval forces also warned all oil tanker crews around Kuwaiti and Bahraini ports to immediately evacuate their vessels.
Brent Crude Rose to $99.49, Approached the $100 Mark
November futures Brent crude rose 1.6% compared to the previous close as of 09:48 on Wednesday morning to $99.49, coming very close to the $100 threshold; October futures WTI crude oil also traded at $94.34 during the same hours. Rising concerns that the escalating conflict between the US and Iran around the Strait of Hormuz could disrupt global oil supply were influential in the rise.
Ounce Gold at $4,400, Gram Gold Opens the Day Higher
XAU/USD traded at the $4,400 level on Wednesday, while domestic gram gold found buyers in the 6,857.85-6,858.84 TL band as of 10:00; the price of gram gold thus recorded an increase of approximately 1.06% compared to the previous day. Quarter gold traded at 11,200 TL, and Cumhuriyet gold traded at 44,719.66 TL.
BIST 100 Starts the Day Down: 14,381 Points
The BIST 100 index started Wednesday down 0.17% at 14,381.24 points after closing at 14,405.25 points on Tuesday with a gain of 1.79%; at the open, the banking index lost 0.16% and the holding index lost 0.21%, while mining stocks were the biggest gainers with 0.69%, and informatics stocks were the biggest declining sector with 3.03%.
1 Day to CBRT Decision: Majority Favors 'Unchanged Rate' in New Survey Too
Ahead of the interest rate decision to be announced by the CBRT Monetary Policy Committee tomorrow (10 September) at 14:00, according to a survey conducted by Matriks Haber with 27 economists, 21 economists expect the policy rate to be kept constant at 37%, while 6 economists foresee a cut: 5 economists expect the rate to be lowered to 36% with a 100 basis point cut, and 1 economist expects it to be reduced to 34% with a 300 basis point cut. The median expectation of 16 economists who expressed an opinion on the timing of the first rate cut is for it to drop to 36% in October 2026.
Ekonomik Takvim | 7-13 September 2026
🇹🇷 10 September 2026, 14:00 (TRT)
CBRT Rate Decision
In the AA Finans survey, 24 out of 25 economists, and in the Matriks Haber survey, 21 out of 27 economists expect the policy rate to be kept constant at 37%; the remaining minority of economists foresee a 100-300 basis point cut.
🇺🇸 11 September 2026, 15:30 (TSİ)
US CPI (August)
In the previous month, annual inflation was announced at %3,4; it will be monitored as the last major data point regarding the Fed's decision on 16 September.
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