German Far Right Surges in Vote, Iran & US Trade Tanker Attacks | The Opening Trade 9/7/2026
The far-right Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result in a state election on Sunday amid growing public discontent with the political establishment, delivering a powerful blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Iran and the US carried out what appeared to be their largest tit-for-tat tanker strikes yet over the weekend, pushing oil prices higher as both nations continue to escalate a six-month war that has disrupted shipping and stoked global inflation.
The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won’t find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Guy Johnson.
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00:00:00 – The Opening Trade
00:00:47 – Market Check
00:02:18 – Asia Tech Stocks
00:03:55 – China Injects Capital into Mega Banks
00:05:45 – US Inflation
00:08:40 – AfD Wins German Election in Saxony-Anhalt
00:13:19 – Novartis Stock Falls
00:17:11 – US-Iran Tanker Attacks
00:22:04 – OpenAI GPT-6 Astra
00:26:51 – Friedrich Merz’ AfD Warning
00:30:55 – France Will Continue Ukraine Support: Jordan Bardella
00:43:29 – Japan Likely Sold Treasuries to Fund Intervention
00:48:00 – Stocks to Watch: Novartis, EssilorLuxottica, Autos
01:05:35 – Oil, Gas Prices Rise
01:10:07 – Germany’s AfD’s Best Results Ever in State Election
01:15:21 – China Injects $45B in Banks
01:23:54 – AfD Falls Short of Majority in State Vote
01:30:03 – UK Chancellor John Healey to Speak
01:34:34 – ECB Rate Decision
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