Oil rose for a third consecutive day after US President Donald Trump escalated threats to obliterate key Iranian infrastructure unless his terms are met by a Tuesday deadline, increasing Middle East geopolitical risk. The escalation is likely to add a geopolitical premium to crude prices, supporting further upside in energy and pressuring risk-sensitive assets; consider overweighting energy exposure and implementing short-duration hedges for broad portfolios.
Oil rose for a third consecutive day after US President Donald Trump escalated threats to obliterate key Iranian infrastructure unless his terms are met by a Tuesday deadline, increasing Middle East geopolitical risk. The escalation is likely to add a geopolitical premium to crude prices, supporting further upside in energy and pressuring risk-sensitive assets; consider overweighting energy exposure and implementing short-duration hedges for broad portfolios.
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