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Fresh Fire Puts the Relief Trade Back on Trial
The Wednesday open is no longer yesterday's contested relief setup. U.S.-Iran fire has resumed around Hormuz, Kuwait's airport was hit, oil is back near $95-97, VIX is rising, and ADP plus Monday's ISM manufacturing report both say the labor/inflation rail is too firm for an easy Fed rescue. Risk stays RED, with CRITICAL back on the watch list if oil or vol follows the headlines.
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