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The Wire Daily

Hormuz Crisis Returns as Markets Reprice Stagflation

US strikes Iran, Fed loses narrative control, and Russian cyber operations evolve—three crises converge on a volatile Wednesday

Daily Wire · 2 months ago · 7 min read

Energy Geopolitics

US Strikes Iran as Hormuz Threat Returns, Oil Markets Face $100+ Breakout

CENTCOM hit dozens of IRGC targets July 29 after intercepting Iranian missile attack, collapsing five-month ceasefire and reopening supply disruption…

2 months ago · 8 min read

Macro Markets

Markets Reprice Stagflation Risk as Fed Loses Messaging Control

Dow's 1,150-point plunge and divided FOMC vote shatter soft-landing consensus, forcing duration asset revaluation.

2 months ago · 6 min read

Geopolitics Technology

Russian APT pivots to credential-resistant Exchange backdoors targeting US government networks

LAUNDRY BEAR's OWAReaper malware survives password resets and system re-imaging through server-side mailbox persistence, marking tactical evolution from endpoint compromise…

2 months ago · 7 min read

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Semis +2.1%

Transport +1.5%

Reg Banks +1.2%

Discretionary +1.1%

Cybersecurity +1.1%

Technology +1.0%

Industrials +0.8%

Materials +0.7%

Utilities +0.4%

Comms +0.4%

Oil & Gas E&P +0.3%

Real Estate +0.3%

Staples +0.3%

Energy +0.2%

Airlines +0.2%

Financials +0.1%

Healthcare 0.0%

Biotech -0.1%

Homebuilders -0.1%

Macro Signals 7-signal composite

Yield Curve

+46bp

VIX

15.3

Oil Shock

-0.1%

DXY

102.1

Sentiment

Gold

-1%

Fed Funds

3.88%

Unemployment

4.2%

Prediction Markets Polymarket

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$1287.7M vol

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20%

$712.6M vol

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$709.5M vol

Next Prime Minister of Ethiopia?

97%

$286.1M vol

Key Quotes

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Strait of Hormuz Military Escalation Shatters Three-Month Détente, Oil Markets Reprice Supply Risk

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