There was a lot of talk about prices over the weekend, both directly and figuratively. Israel threatened that Iran would pay a “price” for its attack on the country. At the start of the week, investors on the stock exchanges once again condensed the geopolitical situation into literal price curves. The stock markets, which were otherwise so alarmed, reacted unusually calmly and almost counter-intuitively. While risk stocks gained, oil, of all things, appeared almost indifferent to the escalation in the Middle East – and some safe havens even lost. Why the stock markets seemed to be upside down.
Israel: Why Iran’s attack confuses the stock markets – Economy
