WS #8434

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No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The dominant narrative remains the US-Iran ceasefire extension and nuclear deal progress, with no new data points or counter-signals to report.

Key developments

  • US-Iran ceasefire extension and nuclear deal progress reported, awaiting Trump's signoff
  • Oil prices turn negative after EIA data shows smaller-than-expected crude draw
  • US inflation surges to three-year high (PCE 3.8%) amid Iran tensions
  • Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.8 with improved honesty and dynamic workflows
  • Snowflake blowout quarter and $6B AWS commitment; Bernstein raises PT to $250
  • Super Micro (SMCI) jumps 10% on compliance alliance with Taiwan to stop server smuggling
  • IREN borrows $3.6B for NVIDIA chips to provide computing capacity to Microsoft
  • US defense orders surge to near-record amid Iran war