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GOLD 4,989 ▼ 1.4%

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DXY 100.0 ▲ 0%

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10Y UST 4.27% ▲ 6bp

Geopolitics Macro

Washington Expands China Trade Probes as Tehran Crisis Splits U.S. Focus

New Section 301 investigations target 16 economies while Treasury negotiates in Paris, exposing strategic bandwidth limits amid Middle East war.

based.macro · 22 minutes ago · 9 min read

Geopolitics

Tehran’s Checkpoints Signal Bandwidth Crisis Under Dual Pressure

Visible security escalation in Iran's capital reveals regime constraint as external military strikes compound domestic fragility and economic collapse.

29 minutes ago · 9 min read

The Wire Daily

Europe Edition: Oil Shock Exposes Continental Fault Lines as Strategic Autonomy Confronts Harsh Reality

The Strait of Hormuz crisis forces European policymakers to choose between energy security, inflation control, and defence coherence—revealing the gap…

52 minutes ago · 8 min read

Energy Macro

U.S. Deploys Multi-Lever Energy Strategy as Iran War Threatens Economic Stability

Energy Secretary Wright coordinates Strategic Petroleum Reserve release, OPEC+ diplomacy, and sanctions relief to prevent oil price surge from transmitting…

2 hours ago · 9 min read

Sector Performance S&P 500 sectors

Solar +1.2%

Utilities +1.0%

Oil & Gas E&P +0.7%

Staples +0.6%

Homebuilders +0.5%

Energy +0.3%

Real Estate +0.3%

Financials +0.1%

Transport +0.1%

Cybersecurity -0.1%

Semis -0.2%

Healthcare -0.3%

Industrials -0.4%

Reg Banks -0.6%

Discretionary -0.6%

Biotech -0.6%

Airlines -0.7%

Comms -0.7%

Technology -0.8%

Materials -1.0%

Macro Signals 7-signal composite

Yield Curve

+51bp

VIX

26.2

Oil Shock

+1.1%

DXY

100.0

Sentiment

Gold

-1.4%

Fed Funds

3.64%

CPI YoY

2.4%

Unemployment

4.4%

Prediction Markets Polymarket

Democratic Presidential Nominee 2028

$833.6M vol

Republican Presidential Nominee 2028

$420M vol

Presidential Election Winner 2028

$412.2M vol

2026 FIFA World Cup Winner

16%

$309.8M vol

Key Quotes

“It's hard to see anything but continued upward pressure on prices. People will get hurt at the pump.”

Shale’s $100 Problem: When Price Signals and Policy Promises Collide

“SMIC benefited from early stocking in response to both U.S. tariffs and Chinese subsidies. This helped mitigate ASP declines, resulting in a 1.8% revenue increase to $2.25 billion.”

China’s SMIC to Double 7nm Capacity as Beijing Defies US Export Controls

“In current geopolitical context, AI has allowed propaganda at scale, and it's really hard for individuals to know what information is real.”

Trump Frames Iran AI Disinformation as National Security Threat Amid War