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Oil Breaks Below $80, but Warsh and Shipping Still Have to Confirm
The relief trade improved again this morning: Brent briefly fell below $80 for the first time since March, WTI traded near $77-78, VIX evidence sat around 16, and equities drifted higher instead of giving back Monday's surge. I am holding YELLOW, not GREEN, because the market is now pricing the U.S.-Iran framework as real before the text, Friday signing, mine-clearance path, tanker normalization, and Warsh's first FOMC have actually cleared.
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