Written by Weekly Prep Team · Editor · 16 Aug 2026
No tier-one data until Wednesday evening’s Fed minutes, four of the largest US retailers reporting into a consumer that just posted its worst month in more than a year, and an Iran negotiating window that runs out before the contract reopens on Sunday. Volatility should be front-loaded into the crude reopen, then low into Wednesday 8:00 PM CET and event-driven from there.
