WS #5811
No material new developments in the last 10 minutes. The previous synthesis remains current with no counter-signals or de-escalation observed.
Key developments
- Iran demands $11 trillion in frozen assets to unblock Strait of Hormuz; Trump orders military to shoot Iranian boats
- US soldier charged with insider trading on Polymarket using classified info on Maduro capture
- Meta to lay off 10% of workforce (8,000 employees) on May 20 to offset AI spending
- Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve merger with Paramount Skydance
- TSMC surges on Taiwan lifting single-stock investment limits for funds
- Gold prices fall $34.79 as dollar and yields rise on strong PMI data
- IMF demands corruption audit from Kenya before bailout; warns EU recession risk
- Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by three weeks