WS #12850
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The dominant narrative remains the semiconductor selloff and energy market tensions, with no counter-signals or de-escalation reported. All key developments are unchanged from the previous synthesis.
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Key developments
- China's mass production of domestic DUV chip tools triggers broad semiconductor selloff
- Houthi strikes on Saudi oil sites continue; Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz ships
- Nvidia discussing up to $250B guarantee for OpenAI data center lease, raising circular debt fears
- Apple surpasses Nvidia as world's most valuable company at $4.92T
- Verizon announces $1B+ dark fiber deal with Google, plans AI inference data centers
- Bitcoin slips below $65,000 ahead of FOMC; crypto sentiment at Fear (38)
- Goldman Sachs downgrades Vale to Neutral, cuts PT to $16
- Microsoft launches first cybersecurity AI model MAI-Cyber-1-Flash