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Payrolls Miss and Warsh Dovish Tone Cement Dovish Repricing; Focus Shifts to FOMC Minutes, ISM Services, and CPI for Confirmation
The June payrolls miss (57k) and Chair Warsh's stated decline in inflation risks anchor the dovish repricing, with CME July hike probability falling to 23% and gold recovering above $4,100; the market now awaits this week's FOMC minutes (July 8), ISM services data, and next week's CPI to validate whether the disinflation narrative is durable, while Citadel Securities warns that the market underestimates the July hike risk.
Hormuz Transit Recovers Amid Fragile Ceasefire, Red Sea Attack Resumes, Oil Falls to Pre-War Levels
Oil prices fell below $72/bbl as Hormuz Strait shipping continued recovering — Saudi exports surged to near pre-war levels — but a cargo vessel attack in the Red Sea, Houthi threats against Saudi Arabia, an IRGC-enforced turnback of 8 ships, and a 60-day ceasefire clock that is ticking without a final deal leave the normalization narrative vulnerable to a reversal.