U.S. Retired Colonel Slams Trump's Speech As Disappointing, Calls Current Situation "a Disaster"

Egyptian Foreign Minister Holds Phone Call With Foreign Ministers Of Four Middle Eastern Countries, Calls For De-escalation

Spot Gold And Silver Continued To Decline In The Afternoon Session, With Spot Gold Falling Below $4,600 Per Ounce—a Drop Of More Than 4% On The Day—and Spot Silver Slipping Below $70 Per Ounce, Down Over 7% For The Day. On The News Front, An Iranian Military Spokesperson Had Earlier Warned That A More Destructive Attack Was Imminent

The Yield On 40-year Japanese Government Bonds Rose 6.5 Basis Points To 3.865%

Polish Central Bank Board Member Levinyuk: We Should Not Expect An Interest Rate Cut In The Near Future. If Inflation Trends Downward, We Will Consider Raising Interest Rates

LME Zinc Fell 2.00% Intraday, Currently Trading At $3227.30 Per Ton

The Main Methanol Futures Contract Surged 4.00% Intraday, Currently Trading At 3284.00 Yuan/ton

According To An NBC News Report Citing A U.S. Intelligence Assessment, The Iranian Regime Shows No Signs Of Collapse. Iran's Current Leaders Are Likely More Hardline Than Their Predecessors. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Appears To Maintain Firm Control

FTSE China A50 Index Futures Fell More Than 1% In The Afternoon

The Shanghai Composite Index Fell 1%, With Sectors Such As Computing Power Leasing, AI, And Storage Chips Leading The Decline

WTI Crude Oil Surged 700% Intraday, Currently Trading At $106.06 Per Barrel

The Yield On 20-year Japanese Government Bonds Rose 7.0 Basis Points To 3.265%