Pulse Briefing: Middle East energy escalation, Diesel price records, Fed rate hike momentum - Sunday, September 13, 2026
Iranian commercial vessel struck near Strait of Hormuz killing one as Houthis seize Perim Island at Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint and Saudi pipeline shutdown reduces global supply by up to four percent. Federal Reserve rate-hike odds hit ninety percent after inflation held at 3.4 percent for second month. U.S. diesel prices cross six dollars per gallon nationally during peak harvest season. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.
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