Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by August 31?

Wire activity, no reprice

A linked post crossed the wire and this market did not move beyond its thresholds within the 90-minute window. Recorded for the archive; never delivered as an alert.

@FirstSquawk · 04 Aug 2026, 18:46 UTC

COPPER ADVANCED TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE MID-MAY, TOPPING $14,000 A TON IN LONDON, AS TRADERS MONITORED BALLOONING VOLUMES HELD IN THE U.S. AHEAD OF AN EXPECTED DECISION ON AN IMPORT TARIFF BY TRUMP, WITH MORE THAN 200,000 TONS ARRIVING AT U.S. PORTS IN JULY, THE LARGEST MONTHLY VOLUME IN SHIPPING DATA BACK TO 2014.