WS #8252
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The US-Iran military escalation narrative remains dominant with no fresh strikes or diplomatic breakthroughs reported. Oil prices hold near $97.56. No counter-signals or non-dominant-narrative developments detected.
Key developments
- US conducts fresh self-defence strikes on Iran; Iran warns it is ready for war and may block regional oil exports
- ECB's Schnabel says June rate hike necessary due to inflation spillovers from Iran war
- Japan core CPI surges to 2.8% in April, well above 1.7% estimate
- SpaceX IPO could trigger up to $27 billion in forced ETF buying; economist says Nasdaq may face lawsuits
- Meta's CTO pushes for AI-driven workforce, fewer managers amid layoffs