Daily Links — Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Tuesday's desk keeps Iraq front and center. The market's humming — more than 1.7 billion dinars changed hands in a single session — Washington and Baghdad have reportedly agreed to settle Iran's debts through food and medicine, and the 'Washington Agreements' are being framed as a strategic reset on energy security. Overseas, a central-bank governor's abrupt exit rattled Indonesia and Korea's market took a beating. Pour a strong one — here's everything on the desk.

Iraq & the Dinar

• Iraqi market records remarkable activity — trades top 1.7 billion dinars in Monday's session — Economy News
• Iraq and the U.S. agree to settle Iran's debts through food and medicine — Shafaq News
• The Washington Agreements: a strategic shift in energy security management — Al-Sabah

Money & Markets

• Resignation of Bank Indonesia's governor shocks markets, raises independence questions — The Diplomat
• Korea barbeque'd: Kospi crashes as chip stocks tank and the AI-token index spirals lower — ZeroHedge

Around the World

• New British defense secretary says Europe was shaken out of 'complacency' by Trump — The Epoch Times
• 'They're incompatible with Western society…' — Modernity

Home Front

• Temporary Protected Status ending for Syrians and Haitians — The Epoch Times

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