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July Minutes Hawkish Beyond the 9-3 Vote — but the Treasury's Surprise Buyback Doubling, as Debt Tops $40tn, Crashes Yields, Sinks the Dollar and Lifts Gold Toward $4,600; September Hold Odds Firm Near Two-Thirds Ahead of Jackson Hole
The July FOMC minutes revealed broader internal support for rate hikes than the 9-3 vote suggested, but the Treasury's surprise doubling of long-end buybacks — landing as federal debt topped $40tn — crushed yields, sank the dollar about 1% and lifted gold toward $4,600, firming September hold pricing near two-thirds ahead of Warsh's Jackson Hole speech .
Hormuz: US Stealth Escort Corridor Revealed; UAE Formalizes Iran Embargo; Somali Piracy Resurges; Brent Near $94
Escalating — Washington's covert tanker-escort corridor through Hormuz was revealed (US officials claim ~10 mb/d flowing), Trump threatened "tremendous economic consequences" on Iranian-oil buyers, the UAE formally suspended all transactions with Iran, Somali pirates seized tankers, and Brent rose over 2% to nearly $94 .