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Most market mornings are noise. A few relationships actually decide the day: oil and rates, the dollar and risk, what the data genuinely changes.

IronPeak Research is a concise daily read on exactly those moves - what happened, why, and what it sets up next. Cross-asset. No hype. No 40-tab newsfeed.

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Full wrap: AI carries the tape while the Fed keeps it contained
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Cross-asset levels, Monday June 22:

Equities: Nikkei +1.6% | KOSPI +0.7% | STOXX 600 flat | S&P 500 futures -0.2%

Commodities: Brent around $80 | WTI around $76 - Iranian supply begins returning

FX: EUR/USD around $1.146 | GBP/USD around $1.322 | USD/JPY around 161.7

Bonds: U.S. 2Y around 4.23% | markets price around 38 bps of tightening by year-end

Flag: U.S. 2Y holding above 4.25% while Brent stays below $82 would keep the broader relief rally contained

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#markets #macro

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Asia bought the AI story again.

The Nikkei rose 1.6%, Korea gained and Taiwan hit a record as chip shares led. Brent also fell below $80.

Europe and U.S. futures barely moved. Oil relief is doing its part. The Fed is keeping the wider market on a short leash.

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Full wrap: Oil prices the reopening while the dollar prices doubt
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Cross-asset levels, Friday June 19:

Equities: STOXX 600 +0.2% | DAX +0.3% | Nikkei +0.3% record high | U.S. cash markets closed

Commodities: Brent around $79.78 | WTI around $76 | Brent down more than 8% on the week

FX: DXY at 13-month high | EUR/USD around $1.1464 | USD/JPY around 161.3

Bonds: U.S. cash Treasuries closed | U.S. 10Y around 4.45% | U.S. 2Y up nearly 10 bps on the week

Flag: A sustained Brent move above $90 would signal that the geopolitical premium is rebuilding

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Oil is pricing the reopening. The dollar is pricing the doubt.

Brent held near $80 as tankers moved through Hormuz, but U.S.-Iran talks were postponed and USD/JPY reached 161.3.

The deal has lowered the energy premium. It has not produced easier financial conditions.

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Full wrap: The oil shock fades, but the Fed takes over
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Cross-asset levels, Thursday June 18:

Equities: global stocks slightly lower | STOXX 600 weaker | energy shares down | airlines supported by lower crude

Commodities: Brent around $77-$78 | WTI around $75 - oil at lowest since early conflict phase

FX: Dollar supported | euro and pound softer | yen still near intervention-sensitive levels

Bonds: Fed holds at 3.50%-3.75% | markets price possible hike by October | U.S. 10Y below 4.60% pressure zone

Flag: Brent below $90 keeps oil relief intact | Brent back above $100 or U.S. 10Y above 4.60% rebuilds pressure

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The oil shock is fading. The Fed is taking over.

Brent fell toward $77-$78 after the U.S.-Iran interim deal, but equities slipped as Warsh's Fed kept rate-hike risk alive.

The market got relief on crude. It did not get a clean policy green light.

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Full wrap: Oil relief shifts the test to the Fed https://t.co/Q0gDCoZfCi

Cross-asset levels, Wednesday June 17:

Equities: STOXX 600 near record levels | autos weaker after BMW guidance cut | U.S. futures steady

Commodities: Brent below $80 | WTI mid-$70s - Iranian supply hopes pressure crude

FX: Dollar steady | euro supported by lower energy pressure | yen still rate-differential sensitive

Bonds: German 10Y at lowest since April | U.S. yields lower ahead of Fed decision

Flag: Brent below $90 keeps relief credible | Brent back above $100 or U.S. 10Y above 4.60% rebuilds pressure

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Oil has done its job. Brent fell below $80 as markets priced potential Iranian supply and lower inflation risk.

That supports Europe, bonds and equity breadth.
Now the test shifts.

The rally needs confirmed flows from Hormuz - and a Fed signal that does not rebuild the rates pressure.

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Full wrap: Oil relief is broadening the equity rotation
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Cross-asset levels, Tuesday June 16:

Equities: STOXX 600 +0.6% | global stocks near records | Nasdaq futures slightly higher | S&P 500 futures flat

Commodities: Brent around $81-$82 | WTI around $78.5 - oil at three-month lows

FX: Dollar broadly steady | EUR and GBP slightly firmer | USD/JPY around 160.3

Bonds: BOJ hikes to 1% | central banks still in focus | U.S. 10Y below 4.60% pressure zone

Flag: Brent holding below $90 keeps relief credible | Brent back above $100 or U.S. 10Y above 4.60% rebuilds pressure

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#markets #macro

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Oil relief is starting to broaden the equity rotation.

Brent fell toward $81-$82, Europe gained and global stocks held near records as markets priced returning Hormuz supply.

This is cleaner than an AI-only rally.

But it still needs proof in actual flows, not just headlines.

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Full wrap: Relief rally needs the Hormuz deal to become physical https://t.co/BiLtqZt4iN

Cross-asset levels, Monday June 15:

Equities: STOXX 600 record high | DAX +1.6% | U.S. futures +1%+ | Japan and Korea +5%+

Commodities: Brent down around 4%-5% | oil falls as Hormuz reopening hopes build

FX: Dollar softer | euro supported | yen still near intervention-sensitive levels

Bonds: U.S. 10Y lower | yields move away from the 4.60% pressure zone

Flag: Brent holding below $90 keeps relief credible | Brent back above $100 or U.S. 10Y above 4.60% rebuilds pressure

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#markets #macro

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The market got the headline it wanted. Oil fell, Europe hit record highs and U.S. futures rallied after a preliminary U.S.-Iran deal to reopen Hormuz.

But this is still relief pricing. The trade becomes durable only when the agreement turns into actual shipping flows.

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@KobeissiLetter Whichever way the price goes, the volume will be quite significant. In our view trading halts during today's session are pretty much a given

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Full wrap: Peace hopes cut the oil premium, but resolution still needs flows
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Cross-asset levels, Friday June 12:

Equities: STOXX 600 +1.7% | KOSPI +4.6% | Nikkei +2.8% | U.S. futures firmer

Commodities: Brent around $86.57 | WTI around $83.91 - oil at two-month lows

FX: Dollar broadly steady | USD/JPY around 160.3 | intervention risk remains in focus

Bonds: U.S. 10Y around 4.45% | yields ease as markets trim Fed hike expectations

Flag: Brent holding below $90 keeps relief credible | Brent back above $100 or U.S. 10Y above 4.60% rebuilds pressure

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#markets #macro

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Markets are pricing relief.

Brent fell more than 4% to two-month lows as U.S.-Iran deal hopes improved. Europe rallied and yields eased.

But this is still expected resolution, not confirmed resolution. Brent holding below $90 keeps the relief trade credible.

Normalised Hormuz flows would make it durable.

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Full wrap: Peace hopes cap oil, but Oracle widens the equity fault line
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Cross-asset levels, Thursday June 11:

Equities: STOXX 600 +0.5% | Asia-Pacific ex-Japan -1.3% | S&P 500 futures around +0.2% | Oracle around -10% after hours

Commodities: Brent around $93.18 | WTI around $90.28 - early spike fades as peace talks intensify

FX: DXY just above 100 | EUR/USD around $1.1544 | dollar remains firm

Bonds: U.S. 10Y around 4.55% | ECB rate decision ahead | October Fed hike odds around 52%

Flag: Brent above $100 or U.S. 10Y above 4.60% on a sustained basis

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#markets #macro

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Peace hopes capped the oil spike. Oracle widened the equity fault line.

Brent gave back most of its early move as U.S.-Iran talks intensified, but Oracle fell around 10% after aggressive AI spending plans raised debt concerns.

The AI trade is not disappearing, but rather becoming more selective.

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@KobeissiLetter Both CPI and Core-CPI in line with consensus. Looks like broader market may take it positively

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Full wrap: Tech unwind reaches the inflation test with less cushion
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Cross-asset levels, Wednesday June 10:

Equities: STOXX 600 broadly flat | Asia-Pacific ex-Japan -2.3% | KOSPI -4.5% | Nasdaq futures around -1.2%

Commodities: Brent around $91.24 | WTI around $88.06 - muted reaction despite fresh U.S.-Iran strikes

FX: DXY around 99.88 | EUR/USD around $1.1553 | USD/JPY around 160.36

Bonds: U.S. 10Y around 4.53% | German 10Y around 3.06% | U.S. CPI due later

Flag: Brent above $100 or U.S. 10Y above 4.60% on a sustained basis

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#markets #macro

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The tech unwind has reached its inflation test.

Asia-Pacific shares fell 2.3%, the KOSPI lost 4.5% and Nasdaq futures dropped around 1.2%.

Oil is not delivering the shock today.

Rates are the pressure point.

A sustained U.S. 10Y above 4.60% is where the correction becomes harder to isolate.