📋 GLOBAL BRIEFING | Saturday, October 17, 2026

⚔️ CONFLICT
Hormuz Shipping Attacks Hit Record High
Reports of attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have surged to unprecedented levels. Oil exports through the key waterway are slowing as a result.

💵 MARKETS
Index Rules Could Oust Strategy, Metaplanet
MSCI has approved new rules that could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its equity indexes. The change threatens their place in major global benchmarks.

🌍 WORLD NEWS
Three Children Killed in US School Shooting
Children aged 5, 8 and 11 were killed in a school shooting in the United States. A bystander shot the suspect before authorities arrived.

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