WS #11073
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The dominant themes from the previous synthesis remain unchanged: Strait of Hormuz de-escalation continues, US-China biotech investigation, ECB rate uncertainty, UK defense spending, and Mag 7 selloff persist without new data points.
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Key developments
- Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic rises for first time since attacks
- US House Committee opens national security investigation into Merck and AbbVie's China drug trials
- FCC working on ban targeting Chinese energy inverters
- ECB officials insist Iran war inflation shock not over, may still hike in September
- UK announces £15 billion defense spending boost; NATO's Rutte welcomes plan
- AeroVironment surges 21% on strong earnings and $50M Air Force contract
- Concentrix plunges 23% on disappointing FY EPS guidance
- India plans to cut reliance on Middle East oil after war shock