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The Hormuz ceasefire is the story reshaping global risk. Washington and Tehran have extended their truce by sixty days and reopened the critical strait, and markets exhaled immediately. But the strategic ledger is complicated — Iran emerged with real leverage, Israel lost diplomatic tempo, and Gulf nations are now staring at a steeper resilience bill than before.
That relief in crude, however, may be short-lived. Oil analysts are warning it could take years for prices to recover to sixty-seven dollars a barrel, given the current glut of global supply and compressed shipping costs. The market is pricing in relief today, but structural oversupply means the path back to normalcy is a long one.
Meanwhile all eyes are drifting to the Treasury market, where the thirty-trillion-dollar bond complex is in wait-and-see mode. Kevin Warsh is stepping into his first Federal Reserve chair meeting against this geopolitical backdrop, and traders are watching whether falling oil gives the Fed cover to hold — or whether Warsh signals a more hawkish posture than his predecessor.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
