• Trump on the Middle East: I don't want to get involved - [EI]

• Trump: Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon - [EI]

• Trump has not decided whether to attack Iran, stating he prefers last-minute decisions. He has not ruled out a deal or a meeting with Iran - [EI]

• Trump: Iranians want to come but can't due to missiles falling on them - [EI]

• S&P 500 closes down 0.1%, NASDAQ gains 0.1% - [DB]

• White House Situation Room meeting on Iran has begun - [DB]

• Trump privately approved attack plans for Iran but withheld the final order - [DB]

• Trump situation room meeting has concluded - [DB]

• Putin agrees with Trump that the Ukraine war would not have occurred if he were president - [EI]

• Putin expresses readiness to meet Ukraine's leader at final stage of negotiations - [EI]

• Putin emphasizes the need for Ukraine's next president to support the future agreement - [EI]

• Putin states Russia is ready for talks with Ukraine on peace principles, with negotiating teams in contact and a possible meeting after June 22 - [EI]

• Trump to receive intelligence briefing at 11:30 AM ET Thursday - [DB]

• ETF flows for June 18, 2025: Bitcoin ETFs see $388.3M net inflows, Ethereum ETFs record $19.1M net inflows - [EI]

• Bank of England maintains key interest rate at 4.25%, as expected - [DB]

• Trump says WSJ misrepresents his views on Iran - [DB]

• White House: Trump will decide on Iran within the next two weeks - [DB]

• Semler Scientific announces 3-year plan to acquire 105,000 Bitcoins - [PN]

• S&P 500 opens up 0.4%, NASDAQ rises 0.6% - [DB]

• US May leading indicator declines 0.1% month-over-month, matching estimates - [DB]

• Euro-area June consumer confidence at -15.3, below estimate of -14.5 - [DB]