Sovereign Intelligence Briefing

Macro & Geopolitical Intelligence

US close Fri 28 Aug | ASX close Mon 31 Aug · 20:45 AEST
Bottom Line
IRAN WAR ESCLATION (DAY 185) US strikes IRGC launchers; Iran retaliates in Jordan. Chokepoint risk critical.
BIG TECH BIFURCATION AVGO/MSFT relief rally Friday capped by Warsh's "sticky inflation" warning.
RBA HIKE RISK SURGES ANZ flips to Nov hike forecast; Sept 29 meeting live on 3.6% trimmed inflation.
Markets Snapshot
S&P 500 7,711.76 -0.25%
Nasdaq 100 26,402.42 -0.52%
ASX 200 9,076.00 +0.42%
Kospi 6,820.02 -1.34%
WTI Crude $86.55 +3.84%
Gold $4,499.50 +0.47%
DXY Index 99.53 +0.38%
US 10Y Yield 4.672% +0.2bp
Iran War Status (Day 185)

Kinetic Escalation: US CENTCOM confirmed "precise action" against IRGC minelaying forces on Larak Island. Tehran responded with strikes on US bases in Jordan. The Islamabad Memorandum is effectively defunct.

Economic Warfare: Sec. Bessent launched "Economic D-Day" with weekly secondary sanctions targeting banks holding Iranian assets. Trump: "Strait will be open or Iran will be hit hard."

Portfolio Intelligence
Symbol Price (USD) Change % Value (AUD) P&L %
MU$935.39-0.32%$1,305.73-2.37%
MSFT$505.06+1.75%$704.98+23.1%
TSM$427.30+2.30%$596.50+6.6%
AVGO$371.54+4.49%$518.67-12.3%
META$571.10-0.87%$797.16-5.8%
RDDT$153.95-0.91%$214.90-4.5%
MiniMax (HK)$349.00+16.18%$67.20+16.2%
AUD/USD Rate
0.7162
Est. Portfolio Value (AUD)
A$112,850