This week’s events will be shaped by war, inflation data, jobs numbers, and major earnings. The biggest geopolitical story is the war in Iran after the United States and Israel attacked on Feb ... That put the G7 under pressure at the start of the week.
Global gold markets experienced significant pressure this week as surging US dollar strength, fueled by persistent inflation data, overwhelmed traditional safe-haven demand from escalating geopolitical tensions.
Oil's spike is worrying analysts eyeing bigger market problems ...Traffic through the critical oil chokepoint remains constrained a week after the US and Israel attacked Iran, while several major Gulf producers have begun slowing output ... Bob McNally ... ....
The USD/INR currency pair has surged to unprecedented levels, breaking through previous resistance points as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensify dramatically ... Geopolitical risk premium.