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• U.S.-Iran escalation widens — Fresh U.S. strikes hit Iranian military, ports, bridges and air defenses; Iran says it will retaliate, raising war-risk headlines and pushing oil higher
• Hormuz disruption risk spikes — Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz nearly halted; Gulf states issued alerts/sirens as maritime insurance costs jumped
• Oil, gold and bonds react — Brent neared $79, WTI jumped above $75, and gold held above $4,100 as inflation and supply-shock fears returned
⛽ Oil & Energy
• Hormuz/Red Sea flows under pressure — Maersk rerouted one service via the Red Sea while ship traffic in Hormuz slowed sharply
• Global energy supply jitters — Norway flagged rising output losses; Kazakhstan’s Atyrau refinery resumed early; Colombia oil output also slipped
• OPEC+ geopolitics — Iraq said it will stay in OPEC but wants a fairer quota amid broader regional tension
📊 Markets & Macro
• Risk-off then selective rebound — Asia traded mixed as tech shares helped South Korea/Japan recover while Australia lagged on oil shock worries
• Rates on the move — JGB yields hit multi-decade highs; BoJ and regional reports flagged faster cost pass-through and rising wage pressure
• China macro mixed — June CPI came in soft at 1.0% y/y while PPI held at 4.1% y/y, reinforcing deflation/weak-demand concerns
• Germany trade beats — Better-than-expected exports and a larger trade surplus signaled some external resilience
🌍 Geopolitical
• Gulf security alerts spread — Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar activated sirens/alerts; Kuwait said it intercepted missiles and drones
• Iran broadens retaliation narrative — IRGC claimed U.S. sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar were targeted; Iran also reported casualties from U.S. strikes
• Ukraine war still escalatory — Reports said Putin is unlikely to negotiate while attacks continue; EU readies fresh Russia sanctions
🪙 Crypto & DeFi
• AscendEX shuts down — Crypto exchange closure raises user payout concerns
• Stablecoin rails expand — Sony Bank won conditional U.S. trust-bank approval for a dollar-backed stablecoin; Hyundai Card completed an Avalanche/Tether pilot
• OpenAI/AI adjacent — OpenAI released national security principles and prepared its next-gen GPT launch; Coinbase had a trading outage on prediction markets
🏛️ Regulatory & Policy
• Fed split, Warsh hearing ahead — Minutes showed officials divided on rates; Warsh is set to testify July 15
• Trade policy watch — U.S. Treasury is weighing Spanish products for possible embargo action; China moved to curb risky LGFV short-term bond issuance
• Antitrust/audit scrutiny — Australia launched a review of Big Four audit complaints; France’s Nvidia probe neared conclusion
🏢 Corporate
• PepsiCo beats on revenue — Q2 core EPS $2.20 topped estimates and revenue beat, while FY organic growth guidance held
• AstraZeneca slumps — Wainua data failure sent shares down about 9%, the biggest one-day drop since 2020
• Lilly takes a hit — Q2 IPR&D charges came in at $2.8B pre-tax, weighing on earnings optics
• Chip/AI names stay hot — SK Hynix demand stayed strong; Samsung and Korean equities swung on AI-led volatility; Zhipu AI fundraising drew heavy demand
• Big M&A and restructuring — Paramount-Warner Bros deal faces possible state lawsuits; Volkswagen finalized 50,000 job cuts; Deutz agreed to buy FFG for €1.6B
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Meanwhile, here’s Don Jr. worshipping at the feet of another demon god in India.
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The village of Piddington has voted for independence from the United Kingdom and to become a self governing village in a landslide vote.
91% Voting Leave
This comes after news that over 3,000 illegal migrants are to be dumped in their village.
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Ukraine looking to seize assets of UOC’s Family Affairs Department
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The Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal opened proceedings on September 22 in the case, which was filed by the state service against the religious organization known as the Synodal Department Mission of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for Family Affairs. The agency wants the department liquidated and all its property, funds, and other assets—except for liturgical items—transferred to state ownership.
Disgraced Former Harvard President Claudine Gay Rehired to Teach Course on ‘Politics of Race and Immigration’
These studies suggests that blood donated by COVID-19-vaccinated individuals may contain biologically active vaccine-derived constituents that could cause adverse clinical outcomes in recipients.
