UK long-term gilt yields rose to a three-week high, with 20- and 30-year yields up 10 basis points on the day.

On the 14th, Iran deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on social media that oil pollution off Qeshm Island was the result of foreign military aggression. He said the damage to the Persian Gulf coastline underscores the need for Iran, as a littoral state, to establish and implement a Strait of Hormuz management mechanism. Iranian authorities earlier reported oil had reached Qeshm’s vulnerable mangroves and spread along the island’s southern coast.

Jiaxing meteorological observatory issued a heavy-rain yellow warning at 21:25 on Aug 14, 2026, reporting over 30 mm in the past hour at Xincheng Town, Xiuzhou District. At 21:40 the observatory upgraded the warning to heavy-rain red, forecasting continued intense rain over the next three hours in Wangjiangjing and Xincheng towns (Xiuzhou District) with cumulative totals expected to exceed 50 mm.