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September Hike Fully Priced; Equities Rally Paradoxically as Falling Oil and Breakevens Challenge Hawkish Repricing
Markets fully price a September rate hike while equities rally on falling oil and collapsing breakeven inflation rates; Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley call the hawkish repricing overdone, Deutsche Bank diverges with a 50bp hike call, and Warsh's new communication regime enters effect.
Strait of Hormuz Reopening Faces Immediate Stress as Iran Imposes Permit System, Israel-Lebanon Fighting Continues
Fragile de-escalation under severe strain — the Strait of Hormuz is physically open with 25 ships transiting Thursday, but Iran has imposed mandatory permits and insurance, the day after U.S.-Iran talks were canceled due to Israel-Hezbollah fighting in Lebanon, threatening to unravel the entire MOU framework and re-escalate the conflict.