Oil: Sanctions waiver pressures prices – ING

ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey say Oil prices fell sharply after the US granted a 60-day waiver allowing Iranian exports, adding to pressure from rising flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Fed: Warsh era keeps markets guessing – NBC

National Bank of Canada (NBC) Economics and Strategy team, led by Taylor Schleich, Ethan Currie and Vy Le, argues that Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve (Fed) is deliberately increasing policy ambiguity by stripping out forward guidance.

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Euro: Softer PMIs challenge ECB tightening case – BNY

Geoff Yu at BNY highlights that Eurozone PMIs remain weak despite a slightly better-than-expected composite reading. Core economies like Germany and France continue to underperform, with German services at a 43‑month low.