2026-07-04

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Bloomberg — 2026-07-04#

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A breakthrough peace deal between the US and Iran has triggered a stunning reversal in global energy markets, overwhelming buyer demand and sparking immediate fears of a crude glut. The diplomatic pivot is already reshaping maritime flows, with tankers abruptly U-turning in the Strait of Hormuz to utilize Iranian routes and the French navy recalling its aircraft carrier from the region. According to TotalEnergies SE CEO Patrick Pouyanné, Middle East producers are now desperate to offload crude stockpiled during the recent conflict, though gasoline and diesel inventories remain constrained by persistent shipping bottlenecks.

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Bloomberg — Week of 2026-06-27 to 2026-07-03#

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The volatile ceasefire between the US and Iran dominated global markets, with early-week tit-for-tat military strikes in the Strait of Hormuz giving way to a renewed truce and indirect peace talks in Qatar. The safe passage of commercial shipping lanes prompted a massive unwinding of the war-driven energy shock, driving global oil prices sharply lower and prompting Citigroup to forecast crude could slump to $60 a barrel by year-end.

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CNBC — Week of 2026-06-27 to 2026-07-03#

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A shockingly weak June jobs report severely cooled fears of an overheating economy, essentially pricing out a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike and sparking a massive sector rotation. The U.S. economy added a mere 57,000 jobs while a staggering 720,000 workers exited the labor force, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging nearly 600 points to a record close of 52,900.07 as investors aggressively dumped high-flying semiconductors for cyclical laggards.