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By Jean-Luc Maracon
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Middle East Conflict Rattles Energy Markets. The situation in the Middle East got worse this past week. That's the short version.
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Central Banks Caught Between Inflation and Growth. Policymakers are under serious pressure. Inflation has stayed stubbornly high across global…
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Investors Reassess Portfolios. The portfolio reshuffling is already underway. Lots of investors are looking hard at their asset…
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Bond markets are rattled. Yields on government debt across several major economies jumped Thursday to levels not seen in years, pushed higher by a nasty mix of Middle East…
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The move wasn't subtle. Investors are demanding more return to hold sovereign debt right now, and the reasons aren't hard to find.
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The situation in the Middle East got worse this past week. That's the short version. The longer version is that escalating tensions are raising real fears about disruptions to…
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And the trade route angle is getting attention too. Discussions are already happening about potential disruptions to shipping lanes critical for energy transport.
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Policymakers are under serious pressure. Inflation has stayed stubbornly high across global markets, and the standard playbook — raise rates, cool demand — carries its own risks…
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That's particularly bad for emerging markets. They've got less fiscal flexibility to begin with, and rising yields mean their debt gets more expensive to service.
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Currency markets are getting pulled into it too. Investors chasing safety are moving into traditional safe-haven assets, and that's causing notable swings in major exchange rates.
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See also: Kevin Warshs Call for Rate Hikes Sparks Bond Market Turmoil and Oil Surge
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The portfolio reshuffling is already underway. Lots of investors are looking hard at their asset allocation right now, trying to figure out how much exposure to geopolitical risk…
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Bond market turbulence tends to spread. It's not contained. When yields move sharply, it touches equities, currencies, credit spreads, and the broader cost of capital across the…
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So the stakes here aren't just for bond traders. They're pretty much economy-wide.
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Market participants are watching two things closely right now: developments on the ground in the Middle East, and incoming economic data that might give clearer signals on where…
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