WS #12964
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The dominant narratives of US-Iran escalation and Asian tech selloff remain unchanged, with no counter-signals or de-escalation detected.
Topics
Key developments
- Iran launches ballistic missiles at US forces in Jordan; all intercepted by CENTCOM
- Iran's IRGC claims to have struck and stopped three oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz
- Asian tech rout deepens: SK Hynix falls 9% despite record earnings; KOSPI down 5%
- Apple briefly reaches $5 trillion market cap, becoming second company to do so
- US Senate advances Russia sanctions bill allowing 100% tariffs on top energy buyers
- Meta (META) declines for 9th straight day, longest losing streak in history
- Japan earthquake kills 13, damages infrastructure in Kumamoto