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〈FOMC Minutes Confirm Data-Dependent Stance, Oil Surges on Iran Truce Collapse Risk; Hawkish and Dovish Cross-Currents Intensity Ahead of CPI〉
The June FOMC minutes, released as-expected, confirmed a data-dependent Fed split on future direction — most see steady or lower rates if inflation fades, but most also flagged persistent inflation scenarios warranting tightening — while Trump's warning that the Iran truce may collapse sent oil surging 4%+ and yields up, re-introducing an energy-shock tail risk; New York Fed consumer inflation expectations rose to a multi-year high, Waller and Williams gave divergent readings on the inflation outlook, and HSBC recommends buying 30-year TIPS as long-end real yields near 2.87%.
US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses; Massive Military Exchange, Strait Traffic Near Halt, Oil Surges 7%+
The U.S.-Iran ceasefire framework has completely collapsed after two nights of massive military exchanges — the U.S. struck ~170 Iranian targets, Iran retaliated against U.S. bases in three Gulf states, Trump declared the MOU "over" and revoked Iran's oil waiver, the Strait threat level was raised to "severe," and traffic effectively stopped, sending Brent crude surging over 7% to near $80/bbl and triggering a broad risk-off selloff in equities.