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upside. Traders still debating the $4,000 level.
💰Bitcoin: BTC is down ~50% from its 2025 peak. Some undervaluation signals are showing, but a strong USD and inflation worries keep crypto sentiment weak.

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Three markets to watch today:
🛢️Brent Crude: Big supply drop (7.23m bbl draw + OPEC at 20‑yr lows) but prices aren’t rising. Market is unsure about demand.
🪙Gold: Holding above YTD lows after softer inflation data. Dollar weakness helps, but geopolitics + Fed expectations limit

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SpaceX’s 2026 IPO could impact space, defense, AI, and growth stocks, but traders should watch valuation and liquidity risks. SpaceX’s IPO is shaping up as one of the biggest market events of H2 2026, but size alone does not make it a clean buy signal. https://t.co/Th5cswEVC1

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• ECB expected to hike 25 bps to 2.25%, guidance in focus
• OpenAI files confidential IPO prospectus; September debut eyed
• Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu, BYD to China military‑linked list
• UK retail sales jump, strongest YoY since Apr ’25

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Market Headlines:
• Markets end mixed as traders juggle higher yields, shifting Fed expectations, and geopolitics
• Dow ‑0.16%, S&P +0.30%, Nasdaq +0.86%, all faded late
• Dow leaders: Cisco, UnitedHealth, Nvidia; laggards: Travelers, Sherwin‑Williams, Apple

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Silver Outlook
• China’s weaker solar demand a key industrial driver is limiting upside
• Gulf tensions support safe‑haven interest
• Silver sits between geopolitical support and soft China data
• Watch oil moves and upcoming China activity data for direction

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• Trump floats 10% tariffs on 60 nations + new Section 301 forced‑labour probe
• USD/JPY hits 160, prompting fresh verbal intervention warnings from Japan
• India’s RBI reportedly sold $12B in gold to support the rupee amid the oil shock

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Market Headlines
• US indices hit fresh records as the AI rally powers on
• Crude climbs after a bigger than expected oil draw
• SpaceX eyes a $75B IPO at $135/share ahead of its Nasdaq roadshow
• Bitcoin slips below $70K, ending ~6% lower

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Gold Reclaims $4,500, Silver Bounces Back Above $75: Dip Buyers Step In as Yields Pull Back. Read more here:
https://t.co/GQlEcvdNjD

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🛰️ SpaceX files for Nasdaq IPO (SPCX); Musk retains 85%+ voting power
🤖 OpenAI said to be nearing IPO filing
🏦 FOMC minutes lean hawkish, resisting easing bias 💶 ECB June cut priced in; July follow‑up unlikely

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Market Headlines:
🌊 Iran claims regulatory control of Hormuz → fresh supply risks
📉 Goldman Sachs: oil stockpiles dropping at record pace; Hormuz flows drops 5%
⚡ Nvidia smashes Q1 ($81.6bn rev, +85% YoY), $80bn buyback, 25x dividend, stock still muted

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Nvidia just posted its biggest quarter yet !! $81.6bn in revenue, up 85% YEAR ON YEAR -  yet stock is almost flat: a classic case of the market having already priced in perfection, today's move is worth watching.

SpaceX filed for a Nasdaq IPO, and OpenAI is close behind.

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USD/JPY 🇺🇸🇯🇵 Yen nears 159 ⚠️ raising intervention talk. Strong GDP 📈 but higher energy costs 🔥 make policy choices tougher.

Natural Gas 🔌🔥 Prices rise as warmer US weather ☀️ boosts AC demand ❄️ → more gas‑powered electricity.

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Three markets to watch today:
Wall Street 📊 — Dow outperforms 💪 with most names up. 3M & Chevron shine ⭐ while NVIDIA, Apple, Caterpillar slip 📉. Market watching if this is a quick defensive move or a bigger shift.

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Wall Street 📊 Dow outperforms 💪 with most names up. 3M & Chevron shine ⭐ while NVIDIA, Apple, Caterpillar slip 📉. Market watching if this is a quick defensive move or a bigger shift.

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The S&P 500 is up 16% since March. Ten stocks did 69% of it. On paper, a healthy earnings-driven rally. 
The concentration tells a different story: 
•  10 stocks drove 69% of the recovery 
•  Google alone: 15% of the entire gain 
•  The other 490 stocks: 31% combined

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China refusing Nvidia chips, preferring Huawei
Doubts over China’s willingness to pressure Iran

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Trump–Xi meeting: what’s real vs. what’s still unclear
What’s real:

🇨🇳China to buy more US farm goods ($17B/yr)
200 Boeing jets approved
China easing rare‑earth limits
US tariffs cut to 47.5%
China to resume buying US oil
New trade boards created
Both sides reject Hormuz tolls

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US approves Nvidia chip export licenses

What’s unclear:
🇹🇼Taiwan remains the biggest tension point
Major tech and tariff issues still not settled
Mixed messages on Hormuz agreement
Debate continues on Iran‑oil sanctions
China hasn’t confirmed oil purchase volumes