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84| 84| 85| 85| FOMC Minutes hint Sep cut · Trump says Iran wants deal · WTI pulls back to $91 · OpenAI GPT-5.6 drops · China CPI +0.3% misses · EU probes MSFT-OpenAI · SK Hynix IPO debuts tonight 86| 86|

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124| 124| 125| 125| #1 · US-Iran Whiplash · Trump: "Iran called to make a deal" · WTI pulls back to $91 126| 126|
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128| 128| 129| 129| After Trump declared ceasefire "over" at NATO Ankara and CENTCOM struck ~90 Iranian targets, overnight whiplash: Trump says Iran called to make a deal. WTI surged +4.37% then pulled back -1.49% to $91.01. Markets skeptical of "Iran deal" narrative — Hormuz risk premium not fully priced out. 130| 130|

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139| 139| 140| 140| #2 · FOMC Minutes: "Most participants" favor Sep cut · CPI due tomorrow 141| 141|
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143| 143| 144| 144| FOMC minutes showed "most participants" favor a September rate cut if inflation trends continue. Weekly jobless claims 238K (below 240K consensus), continuing claims 1.85M. Markets read clearly dovish — S&P +0.58% to $751.71, Nasdaq +1.30%. CPI data for June due Saturday July 11. 145| 145|

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154| 154| 155| 155| #3 · OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 trio · EU opens antitrust probe into Microsoft-OpenAI today 156| 156|
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158| 158| 159| 159| OpenAI publicly launches GPT-5.6 series — Sol (flagship), Terra (reasoning), Luna (lightweight) plus GPT-5 mini with 4x faster inference. Sam Altman on CNBC. Same day, EU Commission opens formal antitrust investigation into Microsoft-OpenAI partnership. AI regulation and competition intensify. 160| 160|

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173| 173| 174| 174| Capital rapidly rotated from defense/energy back to AI/semis. VIX collapsed 6.27% to 15.84 as fear evaporated. SK Hynix US IPO priced at $149/ADS (7x oversubscribed) debuts on NYSE tonight. TSMC June revenue NT$207.9B (~$6.4B) +23% YoY, but Arizona fab delayed to 2027. Apple chip plant in Arizona also delayed. 175| 175|

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188| 188| 189| 189| China June CPI rose just +0.3% YoY (consensus +0.4%), PPI -0.8% YoY — weak domestic demand persistent. PLA conducted live-fire drills around Taiwan July 9-10, Taiwan tracked 70 aircraft sorties and 12 naval vessels. USTR announced review of Section 301 tariffs on $300B of Chinese goods. Markets expect more stimulus. 190| 190|

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221| 221| 222| 222| Trump at NATO Ankara declared Iran ceasefire "over." CENTCOM struck ~90 Iranian targets. Iran retaliated against Kuwait and Bahrain. 223| 223|
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297| 297| 298| 298| OpenAI publicly launches GPT-5.6 series: Sol (flagship), Terra (reasoning), Luna (lightweight), plus GPT-5 mini with 4x faster inference. Sam Altman on CNBC. 299| 299|
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335| 335| 336| 336| SK Hynix US IPO priced at $149/ADS, 7x oversubscribed, debuts on NYSE tonight. One of the largest tech IPOs of 2026. 337| 337|
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448| 448| ₿ 449| 449| 450| 450| BTC $63,187 (+1.45%) · ETH $1,744 · Crypto Fear index recovers to 35 · Risk-on returns 451| 451|
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458| 458| 459| 459| BTC ranged $61,636-$63,506, closing at $63,187. Dovish FOMC signals and risk appetite recovery boosted crypto. Hayes maintains BTC as geopolitical hedge narrative. 460| 460|
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467| 467| 468| 468| ETH modestly recovered, ETH/BTC ratio continued weakening. Market preference concentrated toward BTC. BOK held rate at 3.50% — neutral for crypto liquidity. 469| 469|
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