WS #11643
No genuinely new market-moving developments have emerged in the last 30 minutes. The dominant US-Iran conflict narrative remains unchanged, with no new strikes, diplomatic shifts, or economic data releases. The previous synthesis's key developments (oil surge, IMF forecast, AI announcements) are still valid but unchanged. No counter-signals or non-dominant-narrative developments have surfaced.
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Key developments
- Trump declares Iran ceasefire 'over', threatens further strikes tonight; US strikes Iranian boats, revokes oil waiver
- IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.0%, raises 2026 inflation forecast to 4.7% due to energy prices
- Broadcom secures $30B multi-year chip supply agreement with Apple
- Trump says US will give Ukraine license to manufacture Patriot missiles; speaks to Putin today
- Drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and Chevron tanker near Novorossiysk
- Samsung guides to ~$59B quarterly operating profit, topping Nvidia; Goldman reiterates Buy
- Cloud giants fund Nvidia alternatives (Groq, Marvell, Intel) but still plug into Nvidia ecosystem
- Alibaba rallies on pre-earnings optimism after report of narrowing losses