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``` With the US and Iran set to sign a peace agreement on June 19, and the Strait of Hormuz expected to fully reopen to navigation, the market has finally received a long-awaited respite. Brent crude has already given back about 80% of its gains since the start of the current

Yum China has fully acquired Pizza Hut China. On June 16, Yum China announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Yum! Brands to acquire the ownership of the Pizza Hut brand in mainland China for $1.2 billion in cash. The deal is expected to close in the

``` The US and Iran have reached a temporary agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, causing intense turmoil in the global oil market. Major Wall Street banks have lowered their oil price forecasts, and Brent crude oil prices have dropped to a three-month low. Brent crude oil saw its biggest

``` Nancy Lazar, Chief Global Economist at Piper Sandler, believes that the current US economic cycle is highly similar to the mid-1990s—if oil prices have peaked and inflationary pressures begin to ease, consumer spending is expected to accelerate again, and the housing market will see a gradual recovery. In a

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates as expected, but uncertainty surrounding the policy endpoint is increasing. Vice Governor Shinichi Uchida explicitly stated that the estimated range of the neutral rate is too wide to be used for actual decision-making. This means that even if the policy rate has reached

``` Kevin Walsh’s first FOMC meeting as Fed Chair is highly anticipated, but market expectations for his initial actions are extremely limited. In the early hours of Thursday Beijing time, the Federal Reserve will announce its latest interest rate decision. According to a CNBC Fed survey, 32 economists, fund managers,

``` Trump announced a ceasefire between the US and Iran, and global risk assets surged in response. However, the unusual signal of gold rising simultaneously is warning investors: this time’s "TACO rally" is different from before, and the hidden cost behind it may be the accelerated expansion of