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Warsh's Hawkish Debut Shocks Markets — Dot Plot Implies Hike, Forward Guidance Abolished, Repricing Sharp
Chair Warsh's first FOMC meeting delivered a decisively hawkish outcome — a 130-word statement stripped of forward guidance, a dot plot showing 9 officials favoring a 2026 rate hike, and dramatically higher inflation forecasts — triggering a sharp repricing of rate expectations, a 2-year yield surge, and a broad selloff across equities and gold.
Strait of Hormuz Reopens as Ships Move, but Mine Threats, Israeli Defiance, and Fee Disputes Cast Shadows
The US-Iran MOU is now in effect, with tankers moving and oil prices falling near pre-war levels, but the main route remains blocked by ~80 mines, Israel refuses to end its Lebanon war, and Iran's post-60-day fee plan threatens a new conflict, keeping the situation in fragile de-escalation.