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UAO Daily Video Brief — August 17: Zero ships crossed Hormuz on Sunday
Reuters, citing Kpler, counted five Saturday transits and none on Sunday, against 31 the weekend before. A vendor zero is not a closed strait.
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Six consecutive nights of U.S. strikes on Iran, retaliation on Gulf bases, Hormuz traffic dwindling — and Brent closed lower, the VIX at 15.67, fund cash at 3.6%. Where did the war-risk premium go? UAO Daily Brief, Vol 1, Issue 63.
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