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〈BofA Reinforces Three-Hike 2026 Call as Warsh Hawkish Testimony Offsets CPI Disinflation; Leveraged ETF Deleveraging and Hedge Fund Treasury Concentration Highlight Fragility; Oil Surges 16% to $88〉
BofA maintains a three-hike 2026 forecast (September–December) citing hawkish Fed officials and strong growth momentum; Warsh's testimony offsets the benign June CPI, keeping September hiking odds at ~53%; leveraged ETF deleveraging (-13% AUM from peak) and hedge fund Treasury concentration ($2.5tn, doubled) signal systemic fragility; BOK hiked 25bp to 2.75%; Brent crude surged 16% weekly to $88/bbl on Middle East tensions.
〈Ninth Night of Strikes; Third US Fatality; Oil Breaches $90; US Gasoline Back to $4/Gallon〉
The U.S.-Iran conflict escalated further overnight with a ninth consecutive night of U.S. strikes and a third American military fatality; Iran retaliated by attacking Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, and its IRGC claimed two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz; Brent crude surged above $90/bbl for the first time since June 11, while U.S. gasoline returned to over $4/gallon; limited diplomatic signals from both sides remain overshadowed by sustained military escalation.