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FOMC Decision Day: Maximum Binary Outcome; Markets Price ~30% Hike Probability With Potential Dissents; Oil Ceasefire Fades, CTA Duration Shorts at Record Extreme Create Asymmetric Bond Rally Potential
The July 28-29 FOMC meeting is the most binary in years — market-implied hike probability at ~30% , while all 104 surveyed economists expect a hold ; Chair Warsh's silent, no-guidance regime has maximized uncertainty, with Citadel Securities now the prominent outlier calling for a 25bp hike ; CTA bond duration shorts are at unprecedented extremes, ensuring any dovish outcome triggers massive forced buying ; oil has fallen sharply on renewed ceasefire hopes, partially easing energy-inflation fear, but the Strait of Hormuz blockade remains unresolved .
Iranian Missile Attack Shatters Ceasefire; Strait of Hormuz Control Fight Intensifies; Oil Rebounds
Iran launched a ballistic-missile attack on US forces in Jordan, shattering a multi-day pause; the US and Saudi Arabia retaliated with airstrikes on Iran-backed targets in Iraq; Iran's Revolutionary Guard intercepted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and rejected Oman's joint-management proposal, proposing its own plan demanding unilateral control — crude oil rebounded over 3% as supply-disruption fears reignited.