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Market and Politics Report- June 2025  Well, that was an eventful and action-packed month of June. From the US strikes on Iran to developments in markets and the economy, June kept the curveballs coming for investors and political enthusiasts alike.  To recap the first half of the month, trade deals were struck with various nations, including China, to aid in repairing the international trade system and the US's trade relations internationally. The job and CPI data were released for May, which indicated that 139,000 non-farm jobs were gained, as well as the core CPI coming in at 2.8%, suggesting a stable and growing economy and labor force. Also, on June 13, Israeli troops launched missile strikes against Iran, followed by fierce retaliation from Iran, due to extremely high tensions in the Middle East.  On June 22, US B-2 bombers crossed into Iranian airspace and destroyed the Iranian nuclear sites of Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz. This strike was preceded by numerous days ...

  So far, June 2025 has been a month of shifting and evolving economic tides. From trade talks with China to the fallout between Trump and Musk, June has kept investors and financial analysts on their toes. On June 6, May's job report was released, detailing that the economy gained 139,000 non-farm jobs. This number, though being less than April's 177,000 jobs gained, was more than the 125,000 jobs expected for May. This indicates that the economy is in a stable state, with gradual growth being the primary outcome of current economic activity. Following the job's report, on June 11, May's CPI data came in at 2.4%, meaning a 2.4% increase in the price of goods from May 2024 by 2.4%, with core CPI coming in at 2.8% (excluding non-volatile goods such as food and energy). These numbers were lower than expected, indicating that the economy is on the right trackand in a more stable position than it was in recent months On June 9-10, Delegates from the US and China met in Lond...