πŸ“Š Market Snapshot

  • Spot Gold: $4,297.47/oz (-0.70%), intraday low $4,268.70, briefly broke below $4,290
  • WTI Crude: $95.56/bbl (+4.17%), surging on Israel-Iran escalation
  • Shanghai Gold futures down 4.00% at 938.92 CNY/g; Shanghai Silver down 9.67%
  • Shenzhen Component down 4%+; ChiNext broke below 3,800 (-4%+); STAR50 down 5%+
  • Korea KOSDAQ triggered 8% circuit breaker, trading halted 20 min
  • Taiwan TAIEX closed -3.48% at 43,502.78

πŸ”₯ Key Headlines This Hour

  • Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian military targets, retaliating for four rounds of Iranian missile attacks; fragile ceasefire shattered
  • Israeli defense officials warn of possible “days of war”; nationwide school closures and gathering restrictions imposed
  • Iran fired missiles back at Israel; new restrictions imposed at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv
  • Qatar PM spoke with Iranian FM Araghchi about mediation efforts
  • Brent crude surged as much as 5% on supply disruption fears
  • Russia-Ukraine: UK, France, Germany publicly backed direct talks; Zelensky sent peace feelers to Putin via former Chelsea owner

🧭 Assessment

Israel’s direct strike on Iranian territory marks the most dangerous escalation from proxy conflict to state-on-state warfare in over a year.

Oil jumping 4%+ in a single session reflects the market pricing in Hormuz Strait disruption risk β€” a supply shock that cannot be easily absorbed near-term.

Gold is falling alongside equities despite its safe-haven status, a classic sign of liquidity-driven panic selling where investors liquidate everything for cash.

Korea’s circuit breaker and ChiNext’s 4%+ drop expose Asia-Pacific fragility; panic sentiment is likely to transmit to U.S. markets overnight.

Dalio warns AI has formed a “classic bubble pattern” β€” combined with Middle East geopolitical risk and hawkish Fed expectations, expect elevated volatility in U.S. equities this week.

⏰ Upcoming Data

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  • 23:00 CST β€” US May NY Fed 1-Year Inflation Expectations