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𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 & 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 ▪️ 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 U.S. equities closed lower ahead of a crucial macro week. The Nasdaq fell 1.55%, while the S&P 500 slipped to 7,515.47 as investors reduced exposure to technology stocks. ▪️ 𝗨𝗦–𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗡 Middle East tensions escalated over the weekend following renewed military strikes and the reinstatement of a blockade on Iranian shipping. The developments pushed geopolitical risk sharply higher and reignited concerns over global energy supplies. ▪️ 𝗢𝗜𝗟 Brent crude surged more than 9% on fears of prolonged disruptions to Gulf shipping routes, raising fresh concerns that higher energy prices could fuel another wave of inflation. ▪️ 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 Second-quarter earnings season begins Tuesday with JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs reporting results. Markets are expecting approximately 23.6% year-over-year earnings growth, setting a high bar for corporate America. ▪️ 𝗙𝗘𝗗 Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver his first semiannual testimony before Congress, with investors looking for guidance on inflation, interest rates, and the economic impact of the renewed U.S.–Iran conflict. ▪️ 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Fed Governor Christopher Waller warned that core inflation has risen to 3.4%, citing higher energy prices and tariffs as key risks that could delay progress toward the Fed’s 2% target. ▪️ 𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗢 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔 This week’s focus shifts to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI), which will provide the first major reading on how June’s energy shock is affecting inflation. ▪️ 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 The IMF projects 3.0% global GDP growth for 2026, while highlighting an increasing divergence between AI-driven semiconductor exporters and slower-growing traditional industries. ▪️ 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 A new WWF report warned investors about the commercial risks of deep-sea mining, while Vietnam’s SeABank secured a $50 million financing package from the OPEC Fund to expand sustainable lending for small businesses. ▪️ 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗦 * S&P 500: ~7,515 * Nasdaq: ~25,873 * Dow Jones: ~52,498 * Brent crude: Up more than 9% * Gold: Steady —————— 𝑴𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒚 • 𝘊𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺: 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 • 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬-𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘮 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭: $200 (𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸) 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬. $SPX500 $NSDQ100 $OIL $GOLD

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