Daily Links — Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Wednesday's headline out of Iraq is a big one: political consensus has reportedly been reached on the oil-and-gas law, with parliament moving to pass it after nearly twenty years of suspension — a foundational piece for the whole revenue picture. Alongside it, Planning is meeting an Erbil delegation to lock the Kurdistan Region's share in the 2027 budget, and the Region's financial report details salaries, appointments, and promotions. On the money side, Bessent goes 'full Judge Dredd' on yen bears, China's oil scramble sends non-OPEC crude prices soaring, and Von der Leyen floats putting private bank deposits under state direction. The Middle East keeps escalating — a large Iranian ballistic-missile salvo on Jordan bases after US strikes on Iranian tankers, and the IRGC claiming it seized a US 'smart submarine' in Hormuz. Here's everything on the desk.
Iraq & the Dinar
- Political consensus reached on Iraq's oil-and-gas law — Channel 8
- After nearly twenty years of suspension: parliamentary efforts to pass the oil-and-gas law — Mawazin
- Iraqi Planning discusses securing the Kurdistan Region's share in the 2027 budget with an Erbil delegation — Shafaq News (Arabic)
- Salaries, appointments, and promotions: details of the Kurdistan Region's financial report — Alsumaria
Money & Markets
- 'I am the house now': Bessent goes full Judge Dredd on yen bears — ZeroHedge
- China's oil scramble sends African, Canadian, and Latin American crude prices soaring — ZeroHedge
- Europe's Von der Leyen wants to put private bank deposits under state direction — ZeroHedge
Around the World
- Massive escalation: Iran sends a large ballistic-missile salvo on Jordan bases after US strikes on Iranian oil tankers — ZeroHedge
- IRGC says a US-operated 'smart submarine' was seized in Hormuz, releases images — ZeroHedge
- AfD's Alice Weidel: Germany is 'de facto bankrupt,' and France is broke too — Clash Report (X)
Home Front
- 79 missing children recovered in Ohio, US Marshals say (August 2026) — Fox 8
- Flock (surveillance-camera) donations to local politicians' groups skyrocket — The Intercept
- Trump bans imports of certain Canadian goods, including alcohol and motorcycles — The Epoch Times
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