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Dow Drops as US-Iran Escalation and Fed Rate Hike Odds Mount

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  • Escalating US-Iran military confrontations and tanker strikes in the Strait of Hormuz have pushed oil prices higher, stoking inflation fears.
  • With rising market expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September, safe-haven demand boosted gold while the Dow Jones fell.
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