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Oil Collapse and In-Line PCE Data Fuel Bond Rally, Disinflation Narrative Strengthens; Williams Stays Hawkish on Inflation
The combination of plunging oil prices (WTI breaking below $70) and a May PCE reading that met consensus has sustained a bond market rally — the 10‑year yield fell under 4.4% and TLT gained 5% from its low — while market pricing of a September rate hike declined to ~59%; NY Fed's Williams warned inflation will not return to 2% until 2028, and a sharp Mag 7 drawdown signals K‑shaped stress in tech‑heavy sectors.
Strait of Hormuz: U.S.-Iran Exchange Broadens to Third Day, Bahrain and Kuwait Struck, JMIC Threat Level Raised, Oil Falls Despite Escalation
The U.S.-Iran military exchange enters a third consecutive day with a significant geographic expansion — Iran struck Bahrain and Kuwait for the first time in the current cycle, the U.S. conducted a second round of strikes hitting 10 Iranian military targets, the Joint Maritime Information Center raised the threat level to "substantial," the IMO halted evacuations without guarantees, and Brent crude fell below pre-war levels as supply-normalization flows continued to dominate over renewed risk pricing.