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Global equities are pushing into record territory today, with investor sentiment firmly in risk-on mode. The catalyst appears to be a combination of a major trade deal crossing the wire and SpaceX completing what is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated initial public offerings in recent memory, drawing capital off the sidelines and into growth assets across the board.
Shifting to Washington, the Trump administration's confrontation with Iran has concluded not in the unconditional surrender the president publicly demanded, but in what analysts are calling a truce of convenience. Tehran emerges from the standoff with its core leverage intact, and that outcome carries real implications for oil markets, regional stability, and the credibility of U.S. maximum pressure as a negotiating tool going forward.
And in the United Kingdom, the government is moving to ban social media access for anyone under sixteen, a sweeping measure that would apply to platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and X. The policy frames itself around restoring childhood, but it puts enormous regulatory pressure on the platforms themselves and raises immediate questions about enforcement and compliance costs.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
