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Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole debut flips September odds past 50%; bear flattening, firmer dollar, gold cracks
Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole debut triggered the most hawkish market reaction since 2009 — a "firm and fixed" 2% target, "financial conditions are not restrictive," and "we have more work to do" flipped September hike odds from ~35% to a 50–60% band, bear-flattened the curve, lifted the dollar and knocked gold down more than 2% .
IRGC Declares Hormuz Closed Without Iranian Coordination; Tanker Rates at Records as Crude Demand Shifts to Atlantic
The IRGC re-hardened the control-status layer, declaring Hormuz closed to all ships transiting without Iranian coordination (single source / unverified) , while Sinolink's tanker review shows the friction premium living in shipping — TD3C above $600,000/day and record charter rates — as Chinese buying shifts to Iraqi and Saudi barrels .