2026-05-11
Trump rejects Iran. Oil spikes. Markets hedge their bets.
Good morning. Middle East standoff tightens. Markets price in duration. Everything else proceeds as scheduled.
Oil prices jumped after Trump's rejection of Iran's peace proposal.
Morning Reality Check
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"Almost respectable. Use it cautiously."
"Worth paying attention to. Don't doomscroll."
Markets are betting the standoff lasts longer than anyone's willing to say publicly.
Back at 12:00 PM ET with the lunch reset brief.