WS #13270
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The dominant US-Iran/oil narrative remains unchanged, and no counter-signals or de-escalation have emerged. Tech sector dynamics (Apple weakness, NVIDIA reclaiming top spot) are unchanged from prior synthesis.
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Key developments
- Iran denies any Hormuz deal, contradicting Trump's claim of agreement
- OPEC+ approves 188,000 bpd production increase for September, but actual supply constrained
- Apple faces MacBook Air stock shortages due to DRAM cost surge, memory crisis worsens
- Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet gain ~$1.5T on cloud growth, Apple and Meta lag
- Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries and airbases, killing eight