Markets in wait-and-see mode ahead of Trump's Iran deadline

U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran is just hours away, leaving markets in a wait-and-see posture as participants monitor for any White House action. The situation poses a risk of risk-off moves — potential downside for equities, upside pressure on oil and flows into Treasuries and gold — if escalation occurs, making this a potentially market-moving geopolitical event.

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U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran is just hours away, leaving markets in a wait-and-see posture as participants monitor for any White House action. The situation poses a risk of risk-off moves — potential downside for equities, upside pressure on oil and flows into Treasuries and gold — if escalation occurs, making this a potentially market-moving geopolitical event.