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Fri · 12 Jun 2026

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

📉 DOLLAR — Inflation data arrives while Hormuz stays shut and the ceasefire is void. 📌 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 — 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 and South Korea Hold Nuclear Deterrence Talks as North Korea Arms Push Widens

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US and South Korea Hold Nuclear Deterrence Talks as North Korea Arms Push Widens

🛡️ PENINSULA — Washington is managing two nuclear deterrence fronts simultaneously. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: North Korea accelerating arms transfers while the US fights Iran stretches deterrence credibility thin. Seoul needs reassurance precisely because US assets and attention are concentrated in the Gulf. Pyongyang reads distraction as opportunity. These talks are a signal to

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