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June 22 – Global markets have shifted their primary focus away from the Middle East conflict itself, now fixated on a reevaluation of monetary policy and global liquidity conditions. While the U.S. and Iran made tangible progress in their Switzerland talks—agreeing to form a high-level political oversight committee and outline a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal—tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have yet to fully ease. Major gaps remain between the two nations over Lebanon and oil sanction waivers, leaving geopolitical risks far from extinguished. Energy markets are now pricing in expectations of a supply recovery. Libyan oil production has hit its highest level since 2013, Iraq is planning a phased restoration of pre-conflict production capacity, and Qatar has begun preparations to resume LNG exports. Markets are recalibrating how this Middle East supply chain rebound will shape global energy prices and inflation paths, as war-driven disruptions give way to returning production volum

June 22 — South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Lee Chan-jin told reporters Monday the regulator is weighing specific stabilization measures for individual-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs), citing persistent strong demand from retail investors for high-risk products and growing side effects linked to these instruments. Separately, the FSS is investigating a recent glitch in SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) share allocation system to prevent similar issues from recurring and safeguard investor interests.

June 22 — Standard Chartered expects the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged for the remainder of this year, arguing the market’s outlook for the central bank is overly hawkish. According to the lender’s mid-year market outlook report, Standard Chartered projects the Fed will maintain interest rates through the rest of this year and actually begin cutting rates in the second quarter of next year. The report notes the U.S. economy has performed better than anticipated, while a temporary agreement between the U.S. and Iran may lead to overall inflation peaking in the second quarter. Conditions are currently favorable for emerging markets such as India; Standard Chartered favors equity-based investments, and believes India’s future operating environment will improve and stabilize moving forward.

June 22: Onchain Lens monitoring shows a wallet linked to renowned trader Technorevenant sold 492 XAUT at $4,179 per coin, cashing out ~$2.05 million, and bought 3,457 BNB at $595 each.

On June 22nd (Monday), according to Bitget market data, Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index closed up 1,103.90 points, a 1.55% increase, to 72,353.96 points, hitting a new all-time high. The South Korean KOSPI Index closed up 62.23 points, a 0.69% rise, ending at 9,114.65 points that same day.

On June 22, the CEO of a South Korean exchange said that regulators are expected to step up oversight of leveraged ETFs when necessary, FX168 reported.