Qatar said maritime activity will resume immediately.

George Goncalves, head of U.S. macro strategy at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities America, said Wosh’s sparing use of words raises the market significance of the Fed’s June minutes as a rare window into officials’ divergent views. He added some investors have questioned Wosh’s hands-off approach and are pushing for greater transparency; many market participants are unused to reduced communication and doubt how long the Fed can sustain it, leaving traders to read between the lines.

Institutional reports show a sharp drop in ships using the Oman‑coast transit of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday as Iran continues to reinforce control of the waterway. Multiple vessels suddenly turned back while exiting the strait on Saturday and Sunday. A products tanker that turned back on Saturday appears to have re‑attempted the transit and has passed the northern tip of Oman's Musandam peninsula; an earlier products tanker on the same route broadcasted its sailing intent and is now broadcasting positions in the Gulf of Oman. Some vessels are opting for dark transits. A Suezmax crude tanker last broadcast in the Persian Gulf on Saturday and was recorded in the Gulf of Oman on Sunday. At least eight ships turned back on the Oman route on Friday and Saturday; four of those then altered course north to exit via the Iran‑side channel. There has been no official explanation for the turnbacks; Iran has previously said ships must use Iran‑designated, authorized channels through the strait. Kpler data show 19 bidirectional transits of the Strait on Saturday, but only one vessel publicly indicated it would enter via the Oman‑coast route; Friday traffic via that route was 13 vessels. These statistics cover only observable vessel movements.