Three sessions of silence, and one number moved. US markets have been dark since Thursday's close, a holiday Friday and then the weekend. Into that quiet came the weekend's only fresh market fact: OPEC+ is reported set to approve another output increase for August. More supply into a crude market already sitting at its weakest since late February. The glut story firms a notch.
Everything else held its script. Day two of Khamenei's funeral passed without incident, and Trump publicly pledged that neither side will shoot during the proceedings, with talks to resume after the ceremonies. A Netanyahu visit to the White House is now penciled in as “soon,” with Israel reported pushing for tougher limits on any Iran deal. And Tuesday's NATO summit in Ankara has firmed: its first day is built as a defense-industry day, with contracts signed at the venue itself.
The honest caveat: none of this has a price yet. Nothing traded on it. US markets reopen Monday, and every level on the board is a carry from Thursday. Read the weekend accordingly.
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