📉 Asia in the red: Nikkei ‑0.6% (~66,816), Kospi down (‑207 pts), Shanghai ‑0.7%, Hang Seng ‑0.5%, Sensex ‑0.7% (77,092). Oil-driven risk-off dominates.
🛢️ Oil jumps: Brent +1.85% to $84.84, WTI +2% to $79.78, after Trump announced a 20% toll on Strait of Hormuz shipping, reviving supply-disruption fears.
💵 EUR/USD: ~1.1400–1.1414, dollar firm as Hormuz tensions boost safe-haven demand.
🥇 Gold: ~$4,000–4,050, near a two-week low, pressured by a stronger USD ahead of US inflation data.
📊 Key event today: US June CPI (8:30 ET / 15:30 Cyprus) — headline seen ~3.9% y/y (from 4.2%), core ~2.9%. A hot core print could revive Fed hike bets.
🏦 Also watch: JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs & Wells Fargo open Q2 earnings season.
⚠️ High volatility expected around the CPI release — trade with caution!
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