Bloomberg Surveillance 8/12/2026

August 12, 2026 · Bloomberg

Pakistan Says Deal Is Close Even as Iran, US Harden Stances
Pakistan’s defense minister said the US and Iran are “close to some sort of arrangement” over the Strait of Hormuz, even
B.C.’s Hatley Castle, parcels of downtown Victoria among lands earmarked for transfer to First Nations
Tristin Hopper: The government document warns that the land transfers may ‘take some getting used to,’ as they cover pub
How a conspiracy theory embraced by Trump became part of mainstream Australian politics
The story that the far-right is telling is a compelling one. But its advocates are misidentifying who’s at risk. Since 2
Dozens dead and missing after ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe
An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing.
I built a tool that won't let you merge AI-written code until you can explain it
The problem AI agents like Claude Code and Codex write code fast. You run it, it works, you merge. A week later, there's