Iran Statistical Center reported August 2026 inf: national CPI 700.1; MoM +3.4%, YoY +89.0%, Iran Labour News Agency said.

On Aug. 27 local time, U.S. Central Command commander Adm. Brad Cooper said U.S. forces have cleared sea mines laid months earlier by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from internationally recognized shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. Cooper said Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) routes are now free of Iranian mine threats and that clearance operations were conducted over recent months using U.S. Navy divers, SEALs and combined air, land and maritime forces, including Marine Corps aviation.

Southbound Stock Connect flows were net buy CNY 1.176 bln today. Via Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, Shenghong Technology and Zhipu were net bought HKD 316 mln and HKD 304 mln; China Life was the largest net sell at HKD 878 mln. Via Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, Shenghong Technology and Kangfang Biotech were net bought HKD 138 mln and HKD 92 mln; Tencent Holdings was the top net sell at HKD 235 mln.