Peace Prospects, Inflation Pressures, and SpaceX’s Historic IPO Drive Markets

Published on June 17, 2026

The Iran conflict, inflation reports, and the largest initial public offering of all time each took its turn in the spotlight last week. The fragile ceasefire with Iran looked ready to collapse after Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter, and the U.S. retaliated with strikes on Iran.

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