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U.S. and Iran threatened to target critical infrastructure, a potential escalation that market watchers warn could push oil to US$200/barrel. Such a development would be highly market-moving, triggering risk-off flows, higher energy and commodity prices, and elevated volatility across equities, bonds and FX markets.

Analysis

U.S. and Iran threatened to target critical infrastructure, a potential escalation that market watchers warn could push oil to US$200/barrel. Such a development would be highly market-moving, triggering risk-off flows, higher energy and commodity prices, and elevated volatility across equities, bonds and FX markets.