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Sub-$92 Brent and Sub-16 VIX Pull Risk Toward Green, but Hormuz Is Still Not Settled
The early tape is better again: S&P 500 is up about 0.4%, Nasdaq is up about 0.6%, VIX is near 15.6, and Brent has fallen toward $91 as markets price a U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension. I am keeping the pulse YELLOW because the reported 60-day MOU still lacks final Trump/Khamenei approval, Hormuz traffic has not normalized, and April inflation is still too hot for a clean Warsh Fed pivot.
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