Oil cracked below $80, gold ripped toward $4,100, South Korea's Kospi lost 5.13% overnight, a $400 BILLION pharma merger surfaced — and crypto sat the whole thing out.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026 — FULL BREAKDOWN:

🛢️ Trump called off a planned Iran strike Sunday. Talks begin Monday afternoon under a framework that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. September WTI traded just under $80 — roughly 6% below Friday's settlement. OPEC+ approved another 188,000 barrels a day for September. The catch: Iran's foreign ministry says it is NOT negotiating directly with Washington.

🏦 The Fed held rates last week on a 9–3 vote, with three presidents dissenting FOR a hike. If crude stays down, that hike case weakens. 10-year yield closed Friday near 4.75%.

📈 S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures up about 0.5%, Dow futures up around 0.6%.

Kospi -5.13%. Samsung and SK Hynix each down roughly 9%. Nikkei -1%. But U.S. chip names barely moved premarket — that looks like a positioning unwind, not an AI rethink.

💊 AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb reportedly in early talks on a ~$400B combination. BMY +8% premarket, AZN -6% in London. Antitrust is the main risk.

🥇 Gold futures near $4,100, +1.5%. Silver and copper each +1.5%.

₿ Bitcoin near $62,500 (-1%). Ethereum near $1,840. XRP near $1.07. Saylor hinted at a purchase after five weeks quiet.

🔭 Watch: Iran talks today, AMD and Palantir earnings tomorrow, July jobs report Friday.

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