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Dollar Holds Steady as US-Iran Conflict and Inflation Data Weigh on Markets

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Dollar Holds Steady as US-Iran Conflict and Inflation Data Weigh on Markets

๐Ÿ“‰ DOLLAR โ€” Inflation data arrives while Hormuz stays shut and the ceasefire is void. ๐Ÿ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: The dollar treading water signals paralysis, not stability. With oil at $94, IRGC striking Jordan, and US air defense degraded along Hormuz, inflation expectations should be spiking โ€” but FX markets are frozen between war risk and deal hope. That gap resolves violently the moment Iran's ceasefire draft is accepted or rejected.

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US Diplomats to Return to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations

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US Diplomats to Return to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations

๐Ÿ›๏ธ EMBASSIES โ€” Washington signals reduced threat, but the strait is still closed. ๐Ÿ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Returning diplomatic staff requires a formal security reassessment โ€” it signals the Pentagon and State believe direct-strike risk has dropped below operational threshold. That reading runs directly against Hormuz still at one vessel and an escorted tanker

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