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Hawkish FOMC Signals Fully Digested; Market Split on Overreaction vs. Structural Tightening; PCE Data Next Clearing Event
The hawkish FOMC signals are fully digested: markets now price 1.53 rate hikes this year and >70% probability of an October move, but a growing sell-side cohort argues the repricing overreacts to a one-off energy shock, while Warsh's structural overhaul — stripping forward guidance and launching five task forces — has permanently raised the volatility regime; May PCE data on Thursday is the next clearing event.
Strait of Hormuz Re-Closure Threat Escalates as US Denies, Traffic Surges; Israel-Lebanon Fighting Continues
Iran's military announced it closed the Strait of Hormuz on June 20, citing Israeli strikes on Lebanon, but US Central Command denied any closure and reported that 55 merchant ships carrying more than 17 million barrels of oil transited that day — the highest daily volume since before the war — creating a dangerous two-track escalation between declared closure and continued traffic.