WS #11586
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The Strait of Hormuz crisis, NATO summit, and corporate news remain unchanged from the previous synthesis. No counter-signals or de-escalation detected.
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Key developments
- Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz, hitting Qatari LNG tanker
- Ukrainian drones strike Russia's largest oil refinery in Siberia and 10 vessels in Sea of Azov
- China's DeepSeek developing own AI chip for inference, holding talks with foundries
- France cuts 2026 GDP forecast to 0.7% from 0.9% due to budget delays and Iran conflict
- SpaceX receives bullish analyst initiations with price targets up to $300
- Microsoft cutting ~4,800 jobs including 20% of Xbox division
- Bank of England plans to ease capital rules for major UK lenders
- Samsung reports record Q2 profit of $58B but stock falls on AI boom pricing concerns