WS #9256
No material change in the last 30 minutes. The Iran-Israel conflict escalation remains the dominant narrative with no new developments. Oil prices and equity futures are holding at previous levels. No counter-signals or de-escalation detected.
Key developments
- Iran launches ballistic missiles at Israel after Israeli strikes on Beirut; flights suspended at Tehran airport
- Oil prices surge over 4% to $94/bbl on Middle East escalation
- US stock futures fall 0.5-0.7% on rate hike fears and geopolitical tensions
- Trump says Netanyahu has 'no choice' but to accept US-Iran deal, claims he 'calls the shots'
- Nvidia and Rumble ink major AI cloud deal