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Singapore and Norway Parliament Hearings Highlight Financial-Market Oversight as US Credit Exposure and Pension Funds Draw Scrutiny

Singapore’s MAS issued written replies to parliamentary questions covering two distinct but related themes: Singapore-domiciled financial institutions’ exposure to US private credit and the government’s timeline for making cash acceptance mandatory. The MAS response on US private credit exposure signals continued regulatory attention to cross-border credit risk transmission from US non-bank lending into Singapore’s financial system. In parallel, the cash-acceptance question reflects ongoing policy work on payment rails, consumer protection, and financial inclusion, with implementation sequencing under parliamentary review. Separately, Singapore’s Securities Industry Council published a public statement on PSC Corporation Ltd., indicating active market conduct and disclosure oversight within the local capital markets. In Norway, Norges Bank faced parliamentary hearings focused on the Financial Market Report and the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), underscoring how sovereign wealth governance and market risk monitoring remain central to political oversight. Together, these developments point to a shared geopolitical-economic theme: Western financial systems are increasingly scrutinized for vulnerability to US credit conditions, liquidity stress, and valuation swings that can propagate globally. Singapore benefits from being a regional financial hub, but that also makes it a focal point for questions about contagion risk from US private credit and the resilience of local intermediaries. Norway, as a large sovereign investor, faces domestic political pressure to justify risk budgets, governance standards, and the transparency of how global market shocks affect long-term pension outcomes. The net effect is that policymakers in both jurisdictions are tightening the feedback loop between market monitoring, parliamentary accountability, and regulatory action. Market and economic implications center on credit spreads, liquidity, and risk premia tied to US private credit and broader non-bank financial intermediation. While the articles do not provide explicit price moves, the direction of risk is clear: heightened scrutiny typically increases compliance costs and can influence portfolio construction, hedging behavior, and counterparty risk limits for banks and asset managers. For Norway, parliamentary attention to the GPFG can affect expectations around equity and fixed-income allocations, currency-hedging intensity, and governance-driven trading constraints, which in turn can influence global flows into equities, duration, and credit. For Singapore, the cash-acceptance timeline can marginally affect retail payment volumes, merchant behavior, and operational planning for financial service providers, with second-order effects on transaction data and settlement demand. Instruments most sensitive to these themes include credit-sensitive ETFs and indices, sovereign and corporate bond spreads, and regional banking/financial equities, with risk sentiment likely to skew toward “higher caution” rather than “risk-on.” What to watch next is whether MAS provides more granular disclosures on the scale and mitigation of US private credit exposure, including any supervisory measures, stress-testing outcomes, or reporting enhancements. In Norway, the key indicators are the parliamentary questions’ emphasis—whether they target governance, performance attribution, or risk controls—and whether Norges Bank signals changes to monitoring frameworks for the GPFG. For Singapore’s cash-acceptance policy, the trigger points are the publication of a concrete implementation timeline, any exemptions, and the operational readiness requirements for merchants and payment providers. For capital markets, the PSC Corporation Ltd. statement should be monitored for follow-on enforcement steps, remediation timelines, or further disclosures that could affect issuer risk perception. Over the coming weeks, escalation is unlikely to be kinetic, but the “market-risk escalation” channel can intensify if regulators broaden the scope of credit-risk reporting or if parliamentary scrutiny leads to new supervisory directives.

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UN Security Council pushes for real accountability as Sudan’s El Obeid faces “imminent” mass atrocities

The UN Security Council is pressing for stronger accountability for attacks on peacekeepers, after recent killings of UN “casques bleus” in Lebanon and Sudan. On June 23, a Pakistani ambassador—described as the origin of the resolution—argued that peacekeepers are repeatedly targeted while perpetrators often avoid consequences. In parallel, the U.S. warned of “imminent” atrocities in El Obeid, Sudan, highlighting the highway that links Darfur to eastern Sudan as a strategically significant battleground. French reporting the same day said the U.S. State Department urged belligerents to stop endangering civilians, while the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, and Norway called for de-escalation. Geopolitically, the cluster signals a tightening of international pressure at two levels: battlefield atrocity prevention and the protection of UN forces. Sudan’s internal conflict is drawing broader Western and European diplomatic coordination, suggesting a push to constrain escalation around key logistics corridors like the El Obeid highway. The UN accountability push also raises the cost of attacks on peacekeepers, potentially shaping how armed actors calculate the risks of striking UN-linked personnel and assets. Pakistan’s role as resolution driver indicates that the issue is not only Western-led, but also framed as a legitimacy and enforcement problem for the UN system itself. Market and economic implications are indirect but potentially material through risk premia and regional instability channels. Sudan’s conflict dynamics around El Obeid and the Darfur-to-east corridor can disrupt overland trade flows, raise insurance and shipping/transport costs for regional logistics, and worsen food-supply uncertainty, which typically feeds into broader inflation expectations. The immediate financial market sensitivity is likely to show up in risk-off pricing for frontier/EM exposures tied to Sudan and neighboring states, alongside higher volatility in regional FX and sovereign spreads. While the articles do not cite specific commodity price moves, the corridor’s strategic nature implies that any further escalation could tighten humanitarian supply chains and increase the probability of localized shortages. What to watch next is whether the international calls for de-escalation translate into verifiable restraint on the ground in and around El Obeid. Key indicators include reported civilian harm patterns, changes in control of the Darfur–east highway approaches, and any movement toward humanitarian access corridors. On the UN track, monitor Security Council follow-through: whether the resolution triggers clearer investigative mandates, referrals, or enforcement mechanisms for peacekeeper attacks. Escalation triggers would include credible reports of mass-casualty violence, renewed strikes on UN personnel, or obstruction of civilian evacuation and aid delivery; de-escalation would be signaled by sustained reductions in attacks and confirmed humanitarian access within days.

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82economy

Hormuz choke point tightens—oil shortages, inflation fears, and a scramble for barrels

A global crude shortage is moving from a theoretical risk to a near-term scenario as the Strait of Hormuz remains almost completely blocked, according to analysts cited by oilprice.com. The piece frames the situation as a rapid deterioration from expectations only three months ago, with modeling now shifting toward a prolonged disruption rather than a quick end to the underlying Middle East war. In parallel, shipping reporting highlights a concrete rerouting outcome: an Iraqi oil supertanker headed for Vietnam was held up by a US blockade, underscoring how enforcement actions are translating into physical delays. Bloomberg adds a market transmission channel, noting that gold is holding a decline while the lack of progress on reopening Hormuz keeps inflation fears elevated and pressures bond markets. Geopolitically, the Hormuz bottleneck is acting as a multiplier for multiple theaters at once—Middle East conflict dynamics, US-led maritime enforcement, and broader sanctions or blockade regimes. The immediate beneficiaries are suppliers and intermediaries positioned to redirect flows, while importers face higher risk premia and potential policy pressure to secure supply. The US appears as the key coercive actor through the blockade referenced in the tanker report, while Iran is the central geography behind the Hormuz constraint, even when not named in every market article. Meanwhile, Gulf producers and state oil companies are leveraging the moment to lock in strategic demand: ADNOC’s plan to expand crude holdings for India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves signals a deliberate hedge against geopolitical supply shocks. Market and economic implications are already visible across energy, shipping, and rates-sensitive assets. Oil supply risk is the dominant driver, with the Strait disruption and blockade delays likely to lift freight and insurance costs and tighten available cargoes, especially for Asian buyers. Gold’s decline alongside “inflation fear” suggests investors are balancing safe-haven demand against expectations for higher real yields or risk-off positioning in bond markets, as Bloomberg reports bond markets tumbling. On the logistics side, the Panama Canal’s scheduled June maintenance on the east lane of the Gatun Locks—explicitly linked to backlogs driven by Middle East disruptions and Hormuz—adds another layer of constrained throughput that can amplify regional price differentials. Finally, the alt-fuels note that some shipowners are contracting green methanol supply that does not yet exist points to a forward scramble that could affect future demand for bio-methanol and related feedstocks. What to watch next is whether the Hormuz “reopening” narrative deteriorates further or stabilizes, because that will determine whether markets price a temporary shock or a structural shortage. Key indicators include continued evidence of near-total blockage, additional US blockade enforcement actions that delay Middle East-linked cargoes, and shipping rerouting patterns that reveal where physical bottlenecks are migrating. On the policy and procurement front, India’s uptake pace for ADNOC-linked crude into its Strategic Petroleum Reserves—targeting up to 30 million barrels—will show how quickly buyers are converting fear into inventory. In the near term, the June 9–17 Panama Canal maintenance window and the resulting backlog metrics can serve as a stress test for global product flows, while gold and bond yield moves can confirm whether inflation expectations are hardening or easing. Trigger points for escalation would be any further tightening of maritime restrictions or evidence that inventory drawdowns are accelerating faster than replenishment, while de-escalation would look like measurable progress toward reopening Hormuz and reduced tanker hold-ups.

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78security

Kyiv hit by drones and missiles as Russia vows harsher retaliation—NATO’s Patriot debate ignites

Russia escalated its rhetoric and claimed operational success after what it called the “most massive” attack on Kyiv, with the Russian Defense Ministry saying Ukraine launched a large-scale drone strike on Russian territory ahead of the NATO summit in Türkiye. On 2026-07-06, Russian officials asserted that Ukraine used 68 rockets and 351 drones in the broader campaign, while separate Russian reporting claimed air defenses shot down 116 Ukrainian UAVs between 08:00 and 20:00 Moscow time. Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, disputed the effectiveness of Ukraine’s defenses, stating that Kyiv was unable to intercept any ballistic missile during the attack that killed 22 people, with additional casualties reported both inside and outside the city. The information environment is also being shaped by competing narratives: Russia frames the drone activity as a Western-facing demonstration of capability, while Ukraine emphasizes the lethality and the limits of its air defense coverage. Strategically, the cluster points to a tightening cycle of long-range strike and counter-strike messaging that is closely timed to alliance politics. Russia’s warning of “more powerful retaliatory strikes” after a major Kyiv attack signals an intent to deter further escalation while simultaneously testing NATO cohesion ahead of and during summit-level engagement. Poland’s statement that Patriot missiles were sent to Ukraine at NATO and US request adds a political dimension: it suggests internal allied friction over who decides, who pays, and how quickly air-defense assets are deployed. Meanwhile, analysis on North Korea’s growing drone-warfare role through Russia’s war implies a deeper supply-chain and capability transfer dynamic that could extend the duration and intensity of strikes, even if battlefield outcomes fluctuate. For markets, the immediate channel is risk premia tied to European defense procurement, air-defense manufacturing, and the broader insurance and shipping calculus for the Black Sea and European logistics corridors. Patriot-related decisions and the implied acceleration of layered air defense typically support demand expectations for missile defense systems, radar, and counter-UAS technologies, with knock-on effects for defense contractors and electronics suppliers across Europe and the US. The casualty and escalation claims also reinforce expectations of continued volatility in European security-sensitive equities and in energy risk pricing, as investors often price geopolitical tail risks into crude and refined products when strike campaigns intensify. Currency and rates impacts are likely indirect but can show up through risk-off moves in EUR and through higher volatility in European credit spreads if escalation coincides with summit-driven policy uncertainty. Next, the key watch items are whether Russia’s promised retaliation materializes in a larger or more geographically distributed strike pattern, and whether Ukraine reports additional failures against ballistic or mixed rocket-drone salvos. On the NATO side, monitor how Poland and other governments reconcile domestic criticism with alliance-level commitments, including any follow-on announcements about air-defense replenishment and counter-UAS funding. For the drone-warfare dimension, track indicators of expanded UAV sourcing and training links consistent with the Hudson Institute analysis of North Korea’s adaptation, including changes in drone signatures, payload types, and launch patterns. Trigger points include any escalation that targets critical infrastructure beyond Kyiv, any public confirmation of additional Patriot or equivalent systems, and any evidence of further cross-border capability transfer that would lengthen the conflict’s strike tempo.

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Russia and NATO surge in the Arctic as Ukraine hits energy targets and autonomy drones go “human-out”

Russia is accelerating military posture along NATO’s northern flank, with new infrastructure and facilities aimed at enabling major troop deployments in the Arctic. Reporting highlights a parallel buildup by both sides, underscoring how the High North is shifting from a strategic concept into a sustained force-planning problem. At the same time, Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Ukraine’s strikes are reaching into Russia’s economy and social fabric, pointing to damage from attacks on refineries, depots, pipelines, and fuel supplies in Crimea. Separately, Russia set the authorized strength of its Armed Forces at 2,399,130 personnel, including 1,510,000 military servicemen, signaling manpower and readiness as a central pillar of the campaign. Geopolitically, the Arctic dimension matters because it links deterrence, logistics, and surveillance to alliance cohesion and escalation control. NATO’s northern flank focus and Russia’s Arctic infrastructure push suggest both are preparing for sustained operations under harsh weather, long supply lines, and contested air and maritime domains. Ukraine’s targeting of Russian energy nodes adds a coercive layer that can constrain Russia’s operational tempo by pressuring fuel availability and industrial throughput. The balance of benefits is asymmetric: Russia gains time and capacity through force-structure expansion, while Ukraine gains leverage by degrading the inputs that sustain deployments and by demonstrating autonomy-enabled strike potential. Market and economic implications are likely to concentrate in energy logistics and defense-adjacent technology. If refinery and pipeline disruptions persist, Russian fuel flows and regional product availability can tighten, raising volatility for oil-linked benchmarks and increasing insurance and shipping premia for Arctic-adjacent routes. The Arctic buildup also increases demand for specialized infrastructure, satellite services, and drone-related components, which can ripple into defense procurement cycles and dual-use supply chains. On the currency and rates side, the direct articles do not name specific instruments, but the combination of manpower authorization, infrastructure spending, and energy-targeted strikes typically elevates risk premia for Russia-linked assets and can keep European energy hedging costs elevated. What to watch next is whether Russia’s authorized force expansion translates into visible deployments, new basing milestones, and expanded air/maritime surveillance coverage in the High North. On the Ukraine-Russia front, the key trigger is the persistence and geographic spread of strikes against refineries, depots, pipelines, and Crimea fuel supply lines, and whether Russia responds with broader retaliatory strikes that target energy or logistics. Technologically, the “human-in-the-loop” shift implied by Ukraine’s autonomous-capable drones and Russia’s satellite-based drone control system development will be a near-term escalation vector, especially if autonomy increases strike speed and reduces decision latency. Over the next weeks, monitor announcements on drone control architecture, satellite integration timelines, and any measurable changes in Arctic infrastructure readiness that would indicate a move from planning to operationalization.

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Oil at $180 by August? U.S.-Iran tensions, Hormuz risk, and EU pressure on Russia collide

Rystad Energy warns that a renewed U.S.-Iran re-escalation, combined with a prolonged blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, could push global crude prices to $180 per barrel by August. The projection, delivered by Jorge León on CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe, frames Hormuz disruption as the key transmission mechanism from regional security risk to worldwide supply tightness. The same day, European diplomats indicated the European Commission may keep the G7 Russian oil price cap unchanged at $44 per barrel at its July review, explicitly linking the policy to curbing Moscow’s “windfall” from the Iran-driven oil shock. Taken together, the cluster suggests a feedback loop: Middle East disruption lifts prices, while Europe tries to prevent Russia from monetizing the spike. Geopolitically, the U.S.-Iran conflict is functioning as a stress test for both maritime chokepoints and sanctions enforcement credibility. If Hormuz faces sustained disruption, Washington’s deterrence posture and Tehran’s leverage over shipping lanes become directly monetizable through higher benchmark crude, raising the stakes for all parties with exposure to energy inflation. Europe’s potential decision to hold the Russian price cap steady signals an attempt to keep the sanctions regime aligned with market conditions rather than letting price spikes translate into higher Russian revenue. Norway’s looming offshore wage strike adds a separate but complementary supply-risk channel: even without a major geopolitical escalation, labor disruption in a major producer can amplify price volatility when global supply is already under pressure. Market and economic implications are multi-layered. First, the $180-by-August scenario implies a sharp upside risk to Brent and WTI-linked instruments, with knock-on effects for refining margins, freight/insurance premia, and inflation expectations across Europe and the U.S. Second, maintaining the $44 Russian crude cap would likely constrain the pricing power of Russian barrels in European-linked trade flows, affecting benchmarks and differentials tied to capped grades; the direction is downward pressure on “cap-eligible” realizations even as global spot prices rise. Third, Norway’s potential offshore strike beginning June 5 could tighten near-term North Sea supply availability, supporting higher front-month gas and oil prices and increasing volatility in energy equities and midstream operators. Finally, Russia’s currency actions—Bank of Russia setting a higher official euro rate and buying yuan—point to ongoing balance-of-payments management under sanctions, which can influence RUB liquidity conditions and the cost of hedging energy trade. What to watch next is whether Hormuz disruption becomes operationally sustained rather than episodic, and whether Washington and Tehran signal de-escalation or escalation through naval and diplomatic channels. On the policy side, the July review of the G7 Russian price cap is the near-term decision point; a “hold” would indicate Europe prioritizes revenue suppression over flexibility, while any move to adjust the cap would reveal how much inflation pressure is forcing trade-offs. For supply, the June 5 wage-strike trigger in Norway is a concrete timeline: escalation would be visible in union-industry negotiations and offshore operator contingency plans. On the financial side, monitor Bank of Russia’s FX purchase cadence and RUB/EUR and RUB/USD dynamics for signs of tightening or easing liquidity stress, which can feed back into energy import costs and hedging behavior.

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78security

Iran’s pressure campaign tightens: Kuwait hit again, Lebanon drones flare, Gaza officials targeted

Kuwait, a staunch US ally hosting thousands of American troops, has suffered multiple attacks in the two months since the Iran ceasefire took effect on April 8, with Bloomberg describing “half a dozen” incidents and framing Kuwait as a key target. Separately, Hezbollah released dated footage from 1 June 2026 showing an Ababil FPV drone with thermal imaging targeting IDF troops on the southern outskirts of Yahmar al-Shaqif in southern Lebanon, signaling continued cross-border operational tempo. In Gaza, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) reported that even after the nominal ceasefire began, Palestinians—including public servants and the police force—were systematically killed or maimed in Israeli drone and airstrikes, underscoring that “ceasefire” language is not translating into protection on the ground. Meanwhile, France24 reported that months after Iran’s December 2025–January 2026 crackdown on anti-regime protests, families are still searching for missing protesters, and that the US–Israel war on Iran has intensified repression rather than ending it. Strategically, the cluster points to a multi-theater pressure model: deterrence and coercion aimed at US partners (Kuwait), sustained low-to-medium intensity cross-border strikes (Hezbollah–IDF), and political-military leverage through control of security institutions (Gaza police and public servants). Iran appears to be calibrating pressure while maintaining plausible deniability through proxies and irregular tactics, benefiting from the ambiguity created by “nominal” ceasefire arrangements that can be exploited for operational continuity. The US and its allies, including Kuwait and Israel, face a dilemma: escalation risks widening the conflict, yet restraint can be interpreted as permission for further attacks. For civilians and governance capacity, the UN’s findings suggest that even limited kinetic pauses can still degrade state-building prospects by removing the very personnel needed for reconstruction and public order. Market and economic implications are most direct in defense, insurance, and regional risk premia. Kuwait’s role as a host of US forces makes it a focal point for security-driven costs—potentially raising risk premiums for regional shipping, logistics, and defense-related contractors tied to Gulf basing and force protection; while the articles do not provide price figures, the direction is clearly toward higher perceived tail risk. In Israel and the broader Levant, continued drone and airstrike activity can pressure defense procurement expectations and increase demand for counter-UAS systems, electronic warfare, and ISR services; the UN’s emphasis on drones and strikes reinforces that the threat is technologically mediated. For Iran-linked narratives, reports of partial disarmament by Iran-backed militias under US pressure (as cited by The Jerusalem Post) can influence sentiment around sanctions enforcement and regional escalation probabilities, but the concurrent reports of attacks and repression suggest any economic relief is likely to be conditional and fragile. What to watch next is whether the April 8 ceasefire framework is operationally enforced or merely rhetorical, especially regarding attacks on US-hosting partners like Kuwait. Key indicators include: additional incidents in Kuwait and changes in US force-protection posture; further Hezbollah FPV/thermal drone releases and any escalation in the Yahmar al-Shaqif sector; and OHCHR or other UN reporting on whether Gaza’s police and public servants remain systematically targeted or show measurable protection gains. On the Iran side, monitor the scope and verification of “partial disarmament” claims, including whether US pressure translates into verifiable reductions in proxy capabilities rather than symbolic steps. Trigger points for escalation would be sustained attacks on bases or critical infrastructure in Kuwait, a spike in cross-border drone activity in southern Lebanon, or a deterioration in humanitarian access in Gaza that forces diplomatic responses.

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78security

Trump weighs fresh strikes on Iran as NATO allies brace for U.S. unpredictability

On May 22, 2026, reporting indicates Donald Trump convened a meeting with his senior national security team focused on the war with Iran, with sources saying he is seriously considering launching new strikes unless there is a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations. In parallel, European officials are recalibrating expectations around NATO and U.S. military decision-making, after earlier hopes that they could “buy” Trump’s favor for stability. The Bloomberg piece also frames Europe’s questions about Trump through two lenses: the trajectory of the Iran file and the Federal Reserve’s independence, implying that U.S. domestic policy choices may spill into external security posture. Separately, NATO foreign ministers met in Sweden to discuss how to strengthen the alliance, while U.S. political signaling continued through an all-female, bipartisan Senate delegation traveling to the High North to reaffirm commitments to allies amid rising tensions. Strategically, the cluster points to a convergence of deterrence, alliance management, and crisis bargaining. Europe’s dilemma is that NATO cohesion depends not only on shared capabilities but also on perceived predictability of U.S. escalation thresholds; if Washington’s posture can shift quickly, European planning cycles and risk models become less reliable. For Iran, the prospect of renewed strikes increases the value of negotiation leverage and accelerates contingency planning, while also raising the probability of miscalculation if both sides interpret signals differently. NATO’s Sweden meeting suggests an attempt to institutionalize resilience—strengthening collective decision-making and burden-sharing—so that alliance commitments are less hostage to day-to-day U.S. political volatility. The U.S. High North trip, alongside broader Arctic security attention, underscores that Washington is simultaneously reinforcing deterrence in Europe’s northern flank while managing a separate, high-stakes pressure campaign in the Middle East. Market and economic implications are likely to run through defense risk premia, energy expectations, and currency/financial-policy spillovers. Renewed strike risk against Iran typically tightens the risk premium for oil and refined products, with traders watching for any signals that could affect shipping insurance and Middle East supply continuity; even without confirmed action, the “barring a breakthrough” framing can move futures and credit spreads. The inclusion of Federal Reserve independence in Europe’s information agenda hints at potential cross-asset sensitivity: if U.S. political pressure were perceived to threaten central bank autonomy, it could influence USD volatility, Treasury yields, and broader risk appetite. In Europe, NATO strengthening discussions can also affect defense procurement expectations and industrial order books, particularly for air defense, ISR, and readiness-related spending. In the Arctic context, heightened tensions can raise costs for logistics and surveillance, while reinforcing demand for maritime security capabilities. What to watch next is whether negotiations with Iran produce a concrete breakthrough or whether the White House escalates from consideration to action. Key indicators include any formal U.S. operational updates, changes in strike planning language, and visible shifts in military posture that would signal intent rather than contingency. On the alliance side, monitor NATO ministerial follow-through in Sweden—especially any commitments that specify timelines, funding mechanisms, or decision procedures meant to reduce reliance on U.S. day-to-day discretion. In the High North, track the itinerary and messaging of the Senate delegation and any concurrent U.S. Coast Guard or Pentagon readiness actions that would reinforce deterrence. The escalation trigger is a move from “seriously considering” to confirmed strike preparations, while de-escalation would be evidenced by negotiation milestones that credibly constrain operational options within days rather than weeks.

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