WS #14251
The dominant Middle East escalation narrative remains stable with no new escalation or de-escalation signals. Oil prices and AI infrastructure themes are unchanged from the previous cycle. This window carries 7 key development(s), 4 at significance:high: Iran rules out MoU extension, threatens offensive; Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Hormuz; Hormuz traffic collapses to 5 ships over weekend vs 31 prior; oil prices rise; Anthropic Q2 revenue surges to $11.5B (14x YoY), positive adjusted operating income; Nvidia cuts OpenAI Ohio data center financial guarantee from ~$250B to under $120B. A further 3 development(s) sit below significance:high.
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Key developments
- Iran rules out MoU extension, threatens offensive; Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Hormuz
- Hormuz traffic collapses to 5 ships over weekend vs 31 prior; oil prices rise
- Anthropic Q2 revenue surges to $11.5B (14x YoY), positive adjusted operating income
- Northland upgrades ALAB to Outperform with $350 PT on AI infrastructure spending cycle
- Canada July CPI accelerates to 3.0% y/y vs 2.9% expected, driven by gasoline
- US 30-year yields rise to highest since 2007
- Nvidia cuts OpenAI Ohio data center financial guarantee from ~$250B to under $120B