{"id":240220,"date":"2026-06-29T03:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T03:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/macro-cools-ai-price-war-heats-up-macro-trading-desk\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T03:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T03:17:03","slug":"macro-cools-ai-price-war-heats-up-macro-trading-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/macro-cools-ai-price-war-heats-up-macro-trading-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Macro Cools, AI Price War Heats Up | MACRO TRADING DESK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3NG4VRFeny0?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>What&#8217;s New<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire twice over the weekend, after Iran attacked a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that allegedly failed to follow required navigation instructions. 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