This ongoing global events report correlates major international events and developments with their astrological markers in specified astrological charts and the sky. Its focus is on events of national-international significance as reported by reputable news services. See: Is that event important?
November 9: Explosion: In western Turkey at least 16 people have died and 13 others are injured in an explosion (Mars) at an iron and steel factory near the port city of Izmir. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Moon in the Mars cycle.
November 8-9: Scandal: In America Jensen Huang, CEO of chip giant Nvidia (Neptune), admits to having an extramarital affair with Alice Huang (Venus), a suspected Chinese spy (house 12-Neptune) who had been the managing director of Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed. Nvidia opens an independent investigation (Uranus) into reports that its boss (Sun) had been targeted in an espionage campaign (house 12) by China. The firm said it does not believe US national security (Saturn) had been compromised and added that Huang was committed to continuing to lead the company. The tech giant saw its shares fall (Saturn) by about 6% with hundreds of billions of dollars wiped of its share value (house 5). In America’s chart progressed Sun was opposition birth chart Neptune in house 5 and progressed Venus in house 12 was sesquisquare birth chart Neptune; progressed Saturn was parallel Neptune in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Neptune was parallel Saturn in the Neptune cycle. (It proves that tech titans like everyone else just do what their feelings dictate.)
Huang, an electrical engineer and business executive, was born in Taipei, Taiwan, on February 17, 1963 (no birth time available). In October 2026, Forbes estimated his net worth at over US$200 billion, making him the seventh-wealthiest individual in the world. He’s married to Lori and they have two children, Spencer and Madison. The Guardian reckons his image has been shattered.
Whatever his birth time Sun is opposition Uranus, Jupiter is trine Neptune, Mars is opposition Saturn, and Saturn is exact square Neptune in his chart. Currently progressed Venus is sesquisquare progressed Mars (the extramarital affair) and progressed Sun is trine progressed Uranus (revelations made by the New York Times) activating their birth chart opposition. Progressed Mercury is about to go square progressed Saturn.
November 7: Violence: In southern Poland at least six people are killed and 15 others wounded, including police officers and foreign nationals, in a shooting (Mars) in the centre of Krakow. Progressed Mars was opposition and parallel Moon in the Mars cycle.
On November 4 US markets rose which didn’t make sense and on November 5 midterm euphoria met raw fear and they crashed. The losses (Saturn) were widespread. Technology stocks (house 5) were the hardest hit, with the NASDAQ plunging 6.3 per cent and the benchmark S&P 500 (house 5) diving 4.3 per cent. Chipmakers sank on fears (Saturn) of tougher AI regulation after Democrats won control of the US Congress. Elon Musk lost billions in his net worth after backing failed Republican campaigns with shares in SpaceX plunging 9% and Tesla 11%. In America’s chart progressed Moon was parallel birth chart Saturn and progressed Neptune in house 5; and progressed Neptune was parallel Saturn in the Neptune cycle.
Strike: In France more than 600,000 striking workers (house 6) walk off their jobs to march in protest (Uranus) against the rising cost of living in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron, following weeks of student-led demonstrations. Progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle.
November 4: US midterms: The Washington Post assessed that a campaign that featured a distracted Trump and a war no one asked for, led the Republican party into a wall of voter anger (Mars).
Investment loss: In the US midterm races Republican aligned doners spent $1.67bn. Elon Musk spent almost $450m – more than anyone ever has in an election cycle – to back Republican political candidates. According to the Financial Times his political action committee (Pac) contributed $47m to Republican candidate Ken Paxton’s campaign in Texas, on top of the $158m he gave the Senate Leadership Fund in September. He lost the lot. See his chart here
Donald Trump didn’t lash out at his rebuke by voters. With progressed Moon trine and parallel Saturn, he was in a wretched state of mind: down in the dumps, despondent, discouraged, miserable and dejected. Maybe his mind was overwhelmed by his worst fears as he realized that the loss may mean Congressional investigations into his family’s financial activities and the end of MAGA.
Donald Trump didn’t lash out at the Republican rout and his rebuke by voters. With progressed Moon trine and parallel Saturn, he was in a wretched state of mind: down in the dumps, despondent, discouraged, miserable and dejected. Maybe his mind was overwhelmed by his worst fears as he realized that the loss may mean the end of MAGA
November 3-4: Bank crisis: In Paraguay the central bank (Jupiter) takes control of Ueno Bank (house 2-Jupiter) stranding roughly 3 million customers (about 60% of the country’s adult population) and placing an estimated $380 million in public pension funds (house 8) in legal limbo (Jupiter-Neptune). Millions of customers were unable to access their accounts and hundreds of protesters (Uranus) flooded central Asunción calling for President Santiago Peña’s removal. He resigned November 4. A new president of the Central Bank of Paraguay was appointed and Congress has approved a process to pay depositors (house 2). Progressed Jupiter was conjunction progressed Neptune in the Aquarian Age chart; and Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky.
November 3: Politics: In the US midterms the Democrats take Congress. The Republicans are routed (Mars). Donald Trump lost (Saturn). In America’s chart progressed Sun was square birth chart Mars in house 1 and progressed Moon was parallel progressed Sun and progressed Mars; progressed Mars was parallel Moon and conjunction ascendant in America’s Mars cycle; and progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle: And in Trump’s chart progressed ascendant was square, and progressed Moon was trine and parallel, progressed Saturn in house 12 (disappointment). With Sun conjunction Uranus in his birth chart Trump’s political journey is subject to cataclysmic change and sudden reversals.
October 31: Protest: Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets across France in a third consecutive weekend of protests (Uranus) over living costs and education; and youth-led Gen Z mass protests against the high cost of living, public spending cuts and military service are held in Germany, Portugal, Albania and Italy. Progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle.
October 30: Robbery: Cryptocurrency exchange Binance (Jupiter) suffers the largest hack (Neptune) in the sector’s history, with attackers (Mars) attempting to steal $US6.3 billion ($8.9 billion) in digital funds (Jupiter). Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; progressed Mars was sesquisquare Neptune in the Mars cycle; and progressed Neptune was parallel Saturn in the Neptune cycle.
Weapons sale: In America the US State Department approves the sale (Jupiter) of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles (Mars) to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky.
October 28: Collision: In Spain at least 68 people are killed and dozens more injured after a high-speed (Mars) train collides (Mars) with another train south of Madrid. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; progressed Mars was semisextile Jupiter and sesquisquare Mars in the Mars cycle.
October 27: Outbreak: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo government data confirms Ebola cases (Saturn) have surpassed 10,000 as the outbreak continues to spread across the country and beyond its borders. There have been 4,887 deaths. Saturn was conjunction Neptune in the sky; and progressed Neptune was parallel Saturn in the Neptune cycle.
October 26: Violence: In Ethiopia’s Oromia region more than 60 people are killed in a series of attacks (Mars) on Christians (Jupiter). 20 houses were burnt to the ground (Mars) with the attacks blamed on a newly formed rebel coalition, the Alliance for Survival, which includes the Oromo Liberation Army (Mars). Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Mars was square Venus in the Mars cycle.
October 25: Politics: Celebrations erupt across Serbia, with fireworks lighting the sky after longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat to a student-led movement in the country’s snap parliamentary election: and leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeats right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro (Saturn) in Brazil’s contentious (Mars) presidential race, pulling off a remarkable comeback after a first-round loss that galvanized the country’s political right. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky and progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle. (The hot-liberal inner-plane weather seems to be favoring the left-wing of politics and there’s a couple of big elections coming up.)
Protest: In the Czech Republic several thousand people take to the streets in Prague to protest (Uranus) against plans to change the funding system for the country’s public media, accusing the government of stifling press freedom (Mercury-Uranus). Progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle.
October 24: Crack down: In the occupied West Bank the Israeli military (Mars) launches a sweeping crackdown, demolishing (Mars) homes and businesses in the city of Hebron and displacing hundreds of families. The military (Mars) has cordoned off the city, heavily restricting the movement of its 200,000 residents. The operation is in response to the killing of two Israeli soldiers (Mars) by two Palestinian gunmen (Mars) in an attack on a checkpoint. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky.
Protest: In France hundreds of thousands of people march in a second wave of mass protests (Uranus-Pluto) against deteriorating school conditions and the rising cost of living (Jupiter); in Italy thousands of protesters (Uranus) took to the streets to demonstrate (Uranus) against Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government and the rising cost of living; and in Albania protesters (Uranus) clash with police (Mars) in capital Tirana, with police firing tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle.
October 23: Violence: In Jordan’s Karak governorate at least seven people are killed, and 34 others wounded, when gunmen (Mars) opened fire on a Greek Orthodox Church (house 9-Jupiter) in the village of Hamoud. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky.
October 22: Cyber-security (Saturn): Organisations and businesses scramble to update their systems as websites (Pluto) around the world are taken offline after the developers of PHP a widely used programming language said ‘critical vulnerabilities’ (Pluto) were found in the back-end language that’s been used in web development for decades. Progressed Moon was trine birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; progressed Jupiter was opposition Saturn in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Neptune was parallel Saturn in the Neptune cycle.
October 21: Financial penalty: In America a judge (Jupiter) in New Mexico orders Meta (Neptune), the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to pay $25bn (Jupiter) after it was found to have spent years lying (Neptune) to the public about how it handled Facebook user data. The judge said: ‘The lies extend beyond Facebook’s data practices’ adding they went to ‘the heart of Facebook’s core business practices’. Mars was conjunction Jupiter and Saturn was conjunction Neptune in the sky; progressed Jupiter was inconjunct Neptune in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Neptune was parallel Saturn in the Neptune cycle.
Safety scare: In America OpenAI (Neptune) reveals that on October 3 with Mars opposition Pluto in the sky two of its artificial intelligence agents (Uranus-Pluto) disabled or weakened systems built to catch them misbehaving (Saturn), with one later denying it had done so. Progressed Saturn was semisextile Mercury in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Neptune was parallel Saturn in the Neptune cycle.
October18/19: Conflict: In Sudan’s West Kordofan state drone strikes (Mars) by Sudan’s army (Mars) kill more than 300 people. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Mars was sesquisquare Mercury in the Mars cycle.
October 18: Market fall: In America chip stocks (house 5) have fallen (Saturn) for 8 days in a row, their longest losing streak (Saturn) since 2008. Progressed Moon was parallel birth chart Saturn and progressed Neptune in house 5 of America’s chart.
October 17: Protests: In France disorder (Uranus) breaks out when an estimated 550,000 people take to the streets protesting (Uranus) education standards and the cost of living; in Albania students protest (Uranus) for the fifth day against poor education facilities, rising living costs and alleged government corruption; in Tunisia tens of thousands protest (Uranus) against President Kais Saied, worsening living conditions and restrictions on political freedoms; and in Spain tens of thousands of people march through central Lisbon to protest against soaring living costs and a deepening housing crisis in Portugal. Progressed Mars was sesquisquare progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; and progresed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle.
Stampede and fire: In eastern India a stampede (Mars-Pluto) during a Hindu religious festival (Jupiter) kills at least 17 people and injures 25; and in Canada a fire (Mars) at a military base (Mars) kills 4 people and injures dozens more. PM Mark Carney described it as one of the worst peace time tragedies on Canadian soil in the history of the military. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky.
October 16: Fire: Indonesia has been facing its most severe forest and land fire season (Mars) in years, with over 7 million hectares burned so far in 2026; a ‘super’ El Niño, climate change, and human activity are driving a sharp surge in Amazon fires (Mars), with smoke choking cities like Manaus; the US has roughly 338 active wildfires (Mars) burning across 30 states, with major incidents like the Big Grass Fire in Oregon reaching over 579,000 acres; and today in Southern California a fast-moving wildfire (Mars) rips through at least six homes, engulfing expensive coastal properties and prompting thousands to evacuate. Progressed Mars was sesquisquare progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; and Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky.
October 15: Conflict: Two vessels (Jupiter) sink near the Strait of Hormuz, one hit by a projectile and the other by a sea mine, as ongoing attacks (Mars) slow maritime traffic. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky.
Violence: In America 3 children (house 5) and a teacher are killed in an elementary school (house 5) shooting (Mars) in Oregon. Progressed Moon was parallel progressed Mars in houses 5 of America’s chart.
October 14: Conflict: Reuters reports that Iran is shifting tactics to step up attacks (Mars) on shipping (Jupiter) through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high (Jupiter) before the US midterm elections. Mars conjunction Jupiter in the sky started October 9.
Strike: Across the Republic of Ireland more than 300,000 workers, including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants, are on strike (house 6-Uranus). It comes amid an ongoing pay dispute (house 2) between public sector workers (house 6) and the Irish government (house 10-Sun). At the end of September, more than 100,000 workers, including nurses, school staff and civil servants, moved to work-to-rule-measures (house 6). At the start of October, primary and secondary school teachers began work-to-rule action. A further strike is planned on October 21. Progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle; and Moon is sesquisquare Uranus in the Moon cycle.
Protest: In Albania thousands of students (Mercury) take to the streets of Tirana, attacking government buildings on the second day of violent (Mars) anti-government protests (Uranus). Students are calling for better university conditions (house 9) and job prospects (house 6). Progressed Uranus was parallel Mercury in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Mars in the Sun cycle.
October 13: Penalty: In America the US Treasury Department imposes more than $1.21 billion in penalties (Saturn) against Bank of America (house 2), the second-largest bank in the US, for violating anti-money laundering (Neptune) and sanctions laws (Jupiter). The fines include the third-largest penalty in the department’s history. Progressed Jupiter was conjunction progressed Neptune in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Saturn in the Jupiter cycle.
October 10: Lockdown: In India Delhi is in lockdown (Pluto). Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel (Mars) are deployed across the city, mobile internet services are suspended and dozens of metro stations and markets are shut as authorities (Sun) moved to stop a rally (Uranus) organized by the Cockroach movement. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Mars in the Sun cycle.
Conflict: In Saudi Arabia at least 12 people are killed and 309 injured in an attack (Mars) on an airport in Riyadh. The Saudi led coalition (Pluto) said the attack by Yemen’s Houthis was a war crime (Mars-Pluto). Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
Hurricane: In America four people have died and hundreds of thousands are without power after Hurricane Isaias (Saturn) batters parts of the southern US with powerful winds and heavy rain. Progressed Moon was parallel Saturn in America’s chart; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle.
October 9: Conflict and violence: In Sudan a drone attack (Mars) by Sudan’s paramilitary forces kills 41 people in the country’s Blue Nile region bordering Ethiopia; and in America a man fatally shoots (Mars) eight people, including two children, at a home in Pennsylvania before appearing to take his own life. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
October 8: Tragedy: At least 139 migrants have died after a boat (Jupiter) carrying 305 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen. More than 80 people survived, all of them Ethiopian nationals, while 84 remain missing. The vessel was overcrowded. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Saturn in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was square Jupiter in the Sun cycle.
Execution: In America US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Mars) announces that the execution (Mars-Pluto) of a former US Army major by firing squad (Mars) on December 3 will be live streamed so the public can watch it. Nidal Hasan, fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers (Mars) at Fort Hood in 2009. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Pluto in the Mars cycle. On October 15 after a massive public backlash the livestream was called off by Donald Trump.
October 7/8: Conflict: In Ukraine over 50 people are killed in Russian glide bomb attacks (Mars) on a five-storey block of flats in Pryluky and two civilian buses in the city of Kramatorsk. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus and opposition Pluto in the Mars cycle.
October 6/7: Protest: In Belgium students protest (Uranus) rising costs, overcrowded classrooms and difficulty accessing resources in the country’s French-language education system with police (Mars) detaining over 100 people. Mars was parallel Uranus in the sky and Mars cycle; and progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle.
October 5/6: Conflict: In Yemen Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces stage a lightning advance (Mars-Uranus) to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of Mocha, pushing the Iran-backed Houthis out of most of the areas they seized last month. Progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
Protest: Protests (Uranus) sweep France as nationwide discontentment (Uranus) erupts into a nationwide day of protest. It follows more than two weeks of demonstrations (Uranus) and blockades (Pluto) over school conditions (house 5) with more than 5,000 people detained. Progressed Moon was square Mars and sesquisquare Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was parallel Uranus in the sky and Mars cycle; and progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle.
October 4: Conflict: The Saudi Arabia-backed chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, announces the start of military operations (Mars) to retake the remaining territory held by the Houthis aka Ansar Allah (Supporters of God), and restore state authority across the country. Mars was parallel Uranus and opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
Protest: In India thousands of youth and opposition protesters (Uranus) rally for a third day demanding the resignation of the country’s election commission chief due to reports that he has overseen voter-roll revisions removing millions from electoral lists; and in Pakistan more than 5,000 supporters of former jailed Prime Minister Imran Khan set off on a protest march (Uranus) from the country’s northwest after talks with the government to call off the demonstration (Uranus) failed. Mars was parallel Uranus in the sky and Mars cycle; and progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle.
October 3: Protest: In Spain thousands of angry (Mars) protesters (Uranus) took to the streets calling for greater protections (Saturn) for tenants (house 6) after the government (Sun-house 10) failed to pass emergency housing legislation in parliament. Mars was parallel Uranus in the sky and the Mars cycle; and progressed Uranus was sextile Moon in the Uranus cycle.
Missile test: North Korea fires at least one ballistic missile (Mars) from the port city of Wonsan on the eastern shore of the Korean Peninsula that flew more than 700 kilometres (435 miles). Mars was parallel Uranus and opposition Pluto in the sky.
October 2: Diplomatic split: Eritrea cuts off (Pluto) diplomatic relations (Jupiter) with neighbouring Ethiopia, escalating a long-simmering conflict (Mars) between the two states rooted in territorial disputes (Saturn-house 4) and mutual accusations of interference. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky.
Alleged rape investigation: In America New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James attend a news conference regarding an investigation into alleged sexual assault (Mars) at Cornell University (house 9) in 2024. On September 28 District Attorney Van Houten had announced his office would reopen the case, but Hochul ‘lost faith’ in his ability to conduct an investigation and appointed James as special prosecutor. The woman, identified anonymously as Jane Doe in court documents (house 9), filed a civil lawsuit (house 7) against the Ivy League university in September alleging she was drugged (Neptune) and gang raped (Mars-Pluto) by seven students at a fraternity house at the university. She also alleged that Cornell failed to protect her or adequately punish the men involved. Mars was parallel Uranus and opposition Pluto in the sky.
October 1: Botched execution and protests: Tennessee botches (Mars) its attempt to kill Christa Gail Pike when two doses of a lethal injection drug (house 6) fail. She was taken to hospital after it was found that her heart was still beating following the procedure. And in France students set fire (Mars) to bins and erect blockades (Pluto) outside schools (house 5) in several cities, protesting (Uranus) overcrowding (Pluto) in classrooms, teacher shortages (Saturn) and crumbling facilities. Mars was parallel Uranus and opposition Pluto in the sky.
September 30: Crash averted: Passengers on a flydubai flight reach Israel safely after customers and crew foiled a co-pilot’s attempt to crash (Mars) the aircraft (Neptune) in a struggle that began when he stabbed (Mars) the pilot and sent the jet plunging nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds (Mars). Mars was parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Neptune was conjunction Neptune in the Neptune cycle.
Defence shakeup: In America US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the firing of 20% of top military leadership (Mars). In a fiery speech (Mars-house 9) to top brass at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia he stressed a ‘warrior ethos’ and singled out groups he did not want in the military, including transgender people, overweight people and people with beards. He said ‘The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in with testosterone testing on top. Diversity is not our strength. Unity is our strength. Mars was parallel Uranus and opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Sun was square Mars in America’s chart.
September 27: Violence: In South Africa twenty-seven people are killed in two mass shootings (Pluto) in the latest gun violence (Mars) to hit the country. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was sextile Uranus in the Mars cycle.
September 23-25: In America a summit (Pluto) between Trump and Xi (Sun) brings the Chinese delegation to the White House for the first time (Uranus) in over a decade. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Uranus in the Jupiter cycle; progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle; progressed Neptune was parallel Neptune in the Neptune cycle; progressed Pluto was parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Sun was opposition Neptune in the Sun cycle.
September 17: Finance: For the first time in more than three years the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates (Jupiter-house 2) by 25 basis points to 4 percent as inflation (Neptune), driven by soaring fuel prices (Jupiter) amid the US-Iran war (Mars), continues to weigh on the economy. Progressed Sun was square birth chart Mars and progressed Moon was parallel progressed Neptune in America’s chart; and progressed Jupiter was semisquare Moon and parallel Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
Conflict: A new front in the Middle East conflict (Mars) continues to grow as Saudi warplanes intensify their strikes on Yemen and Iran-backed Houthi fighters launch another salvo of drones and missiles (Mars) at Saudi cities. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was square Sun in the Mars cycle.
September 15: Finance: The benchmark United States government bond rate (house 2) climbs to 5.02 percent its highest level in 19 years as traders (Saturn) bet (house 5) on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike following a new rise in oil prices (Jupiter-Neptune). The 10-year Treasury benchmark price (house 2) influences the lending rate for nearly every asset in US financial markets, including consumer debt and home mortgages (house 8). Other global benchmark bonds have also reached multi-decade highs (Jupiter) after the US and Iran escalated attacks (Mars) in their war last month, driving oil prices beyond $100 a barrel for the first time since May. Germany’s 10-year bond yield, a benchmark for the European economy, peaked at 3.554 percent on September 14, its highest since mid-2009, and Japan’s 10-year government bond yield breached 3 percent for the second time this month, the highest rate in three decades. Last week, the European Central Bank raised interest rates to contain inflation (Neptune). Markets expect the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan to follow suit. The rise in government bond yields is also being driven by competition (Mars) from corporate bonds (Neptune-house 5) that are driving the artificial intelligence boom (Neptune) and concerns that governments are running unsustainable debts. Progressed Jupiter was conjunction progressed Neptune in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Neptune was conjunction Neptune in the Neptune cycle; and progressed Jupiter was semisquare Moon and parallel Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
September 14: In mid-September with progressed Moon square progressed Mars and sesquisquare progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart and progressed Neptune conjunction Neptune in the Neptune cycle reports of the dangers (Mars) posed by AI (Uranus) and the need for government regulation (Sun) to control the transformative technology received widespread media attention. Data centers and copywrite control of data AI needed for training purposes were other issues.
September 12: Conflict: Iran-backed Houthi forces seize full control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast following a rapid advance (Mars) against government forces. Progressed Moon was square progressed Mars and sesquisquare progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle. And Saudi Arabia suspends its crucial East-West oil pipeline (Saturn-Neptune) as a ‘precaution’ (Saturn) after it was targeted by drones (Mars) launched from Iraq. Progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Neptune was conjunction Neptune in the Neptune cycle.
September 10: Conflict: In Yemen Houthi forces grab control of the port city of Mocha in a major offensive (Mars) that comes amid escalating fighting (Mars) between the Iran-aligned movement and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government. Progressed Moon was square progressed Mars and sesquisquare progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was opposition and parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle. (Mars opposition Pluto in the sky started September 9 > peaks October 3)
Diplomatic feuding: Algeria severs diplomatic ties (Jupiter) with the United Arab Emirates after tensions between the two countries boil over (Mars). Progressed Mars was parallel Jupiter in the Mars cycle; and progressed Jupiter was square Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
September 9: Fire: In the Philippines a fire (Mars) breaks out on a ferry (Jupiter) with more than 130 passengers on board killing at least 35 people. Progressed Mars was parallel Jupiter in the Mars cycle.
September 8: Trade-tariffs: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs (house 8) in its trade war (Jupiter) with the US come into effect. The’ll apply to nearly C$28bn ($20bn; £15bn) worth of American products, from steel to furniture to cotton T-shirts, and will be as high as 50%. And the US retaliates by banning a slew of Canadian products, including alcoholic spirits, dairy goods and motorbikes which will begin on September 29. Progressed Mars was parallel Jupiter in the Mars cycle; and progressed Jupiter was square Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
Conflict: The violence (Mars) escalates in the Middle East when Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi cities, the US strikes Iranian tankers, and Iran fires ballistic missiles (Mars) at a US base in Jordan. The price of Brent crude rises (Jupiter) to above $100 a barrel. Progressed Moon was square progressed Mars and sesquisquare progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Jupiter and Pluto in the Mars cycle.
Import ban: The UK announces that Britain, France and Canada will ban (Pluto) imports (house 9-Jupiter) from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and within hours Israel announces it would close the British consulate (house 11) in East Jerusalem. And France, the UK, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Sweden (Pluto) call on the Israeli government to immediately halt the expansion of settlements. Mars was square Saturn and Pluto was trine Uranus in the sky; progressed Mars was parallel Jupiter and Pluto in the Mars cycle; and progressed Jupiter was square Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
Diplomatic feuding: Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats (Jupiter) to leave the country, accusing them of ‘unacceptable’ activities (Uranus) that it says are incompatible with their diplomatic status. Progressed Mars was parallel Jupiter in the Mars cycle; and progressed Jupiter was square Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
September 1: Conflict: The US military conducts fresh strikes (Mars) against Iran, with Donald Trump saying it was in retaliation (Mars) for attempts to place sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliates by targeting a US base in Bahrain with a large-scale drone attack (Mars). Progressed Moon was square progressed Mars and sesquisquare progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was square Saturn in the sky; progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Mars in the Sun cycle.
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