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Israel’s Haifa Port Open but Slow ~30 ships anchored off Haifa, above norm Port open, but Maersk & others have paused calls amid security/insurance concerns Israel Shipyards bidding for Greek port (Lavrion) as potential backup hub 👉soft close, not shut #shipping #haifa #israel #maritime #greece

Central banks see gold reserves increasing

Breaking: Trump Tweets About Oil Brent was trading below 78 this morning, and dropped below 77 after market open #oil #econsky #iran

HMS Prince of Wales Arrives in Singapore Sailed thru Taiwan Strait Friday Part of Operation Highmast: 8‑month Indo‑Pacific deployment, 4,000+ personnel, jets, & allied navies Signals UK’s East of Suez pivot 👉 look who’s got our back #econsky #navy #uk #taiwan #singapore #indopacific

Breaking: US Futures Ticking Higher After stock futures lagged by 1% overnight, and by about a 0.1% this morning Nasdaq & S&P futures shifted 0.1% green, with Dow futures 0.02% green Analysts say oil futures have stabilized this morning #stocks

Before the Bell Europe down | US Futures down 10Y 4.34% DXY 99.3 Brent 77.48 Gold 3373 Btc 101k VIX 21.09 Premarket -24% HIMS deal gone -2% STLA outlook -2% ARES acquisition +1% TSLA robotaxi +2% DJT buyback +2% XOM oil +3% CRCL senate bill +3% EL upgrade +5% NTRS merger +7% FI stablecoin #stocks

DXY Hits ~99.2 US Dollar surges, fueled by safe‑haven flows post‑Iran strikes This is a bounce, from multi‑week lows near 97.9 DXY had dropped ~8% on the year 👉 here comes DXY #econsky #USD #DXY

Breaking: U.S. Embassy in Doha tells all Americans in Qatar to “shelter in place until further notice” Qatar hosts 15,000+ Americans Population of Qatar ≈3 Mil, located on Persian Gulf Qatar hosts US forward CENTCOM base, but also keeps warm ties with Iran 👉 not routine #econsky #iran #qatar

Ships Continue thru Strait of Hormuz Slowly Traffic had slowed before Trump’s airstrikes (from ~100 ships to ~40 daily) ~970 ships report GPS/AIS jamming in Gulf of Oman & Arabian Gulf ~100 ships anchored off Fujairah–Khor Fakkan, just outside Strait 👉 slowing #econsky #oil #gas #iran #hormuz

🎙️ What are the geopolitical and market impacts of the US’s involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict? Bloomberg journalists answer your questions in a Live Q&A on June 23 at 9am EDT: bloom.bg/44rLF6R

Great Powers, Little Control US to China: Control your proxy China to US: Control yours Plot twist: Neither Iran nor Israel think they’re anyone’s proxy And Khamenei’s phone is off 👉 Who’s in charge? #israel #iran #china #shipping

Trump Ignored his Intel and Bombed Iran March: U.S. intel says Iran has no active nuke program Israel demands strikes anyway Last night: Trump bombs Iranian nuclear sites Why? 👉 New US goals, new intel, new Iranian behavior, or Israel calling the shots? #Israel #Iran #War

🇮🇱 Israel Stocks Set Record High TA‑125 closed +1.8% ↑ ~8% this week Blue‑chip TA‑35 +1.5% First session after Operation Midnight Hammer & Iran’s missile retaliation (Tel Aviv hit, dozens injured, building damage reported) Israeli bonds +0.2% Shekel ~3.48 USD 👉 Bullish #Israel #econsky #stocks

Manatees are having group sex on the beach. Stop calling police about it Pinellas County Sheriff posted an educational video on Instagram, with an old Marvin Gaye song 👉 manatee mating season #Florida

Hooray if true👇👇

Trump has already been on the phone with an Israeli journalist about the attack #iran #israel #war

He called it 👇👇

US Enters the War Trump announces the US bombed three Iranian nuke sites 👉 How will Iran respond? #war #iran #israel

Does Iran Have Chinese Satellite Guidance? BeiDou satellite extends missile RANGE & ACCURACY. If China gave Iran this tech, is Diego Garcia still safe? Or perhaps B2s don’t land, just bomb & back home? Guam is farther from Iran than MO 👉 Satellite guidance changes everything #Iran #china #war

Breaking: Houthis threaten ALL US ships in Red Sea if Trump strikes Iran Is Iran a Trump Trap? He already fought the Houthis & didnt win Now they’re ready to turn an Iran strike into multi-front war. Will 12% world shipping reroute around Africa? 👉leaves Taiwan vulnerable to China #Iran #China

Breaking: China escalates Taiwan Nimitz left Pacific for Persian Gulf, B2s departed 40 PLA aircraft yesterday, 6 warships in 24hrs 207 aircraft total this month China backs Iran, this isn’t coincidental 👉 Coordinated multi-theater pressure strains US ability to defend #war #china #israel #iran

US bleeds weapons in Ukraine/Israel, China stops rare earth exports for US defense We can’t replace what we’re losing. Beijing is systematically winning economic warfare But sure let’s whine about reduced minerals to Ford 👉 US can’t project power cuz it can’t replace weapons for 5-10 yrs? #iran

FL Governor Ron DeSantis Organized Rescue of 1500 Americans From Israel #Florida #isreal #iran #mideast

Wow, great angle

🇮🇱 Tel Aviv Stock Exchange hit by an Iranian missile, yet set record highs TA-35: +1.7%, closed at 2,810 (a 52-week high) TA-125: Also a record, up ~14% since the conflict began All-Share Index: +0.5% today (2,574.89) 👉 investors betting on resilience #Stocks #econsky #isreal