WS #6014

The dominant signal remains the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, now corroborated by multiple sources including Bluesky, The Guardian, and GDELT. The suspect targeted Secret Service agents and was arrested; Trump was evacuated. This event escalates political violence concerns and could impact safe-haven assets and defense stocks. Separately, Israel-Hezbollah fresh strikes raise fears of ceasefire collapse, adding geopolitical risk. BHP's shift to yuan-based index for iron ore sales is a landmark move for de-dollarization in commodities. Russian drone strikes on Chernihiv and overnight strikes on Crimea damaging Russian ships and aircraft continue the Ukraine conflict. The Fed-related news about Powell potentially staying as governor is low-significance. Other items are noise.