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The US-Iran standoff is keeping energy prices elevated at levels that threaten the economy, raising broad portfolio risk. Higher energy costs can feed inflation and pressure growth, increasing the likelihood of risk-off positioning across markets. The article is a geopolitical risk warning rather than a single-asset catalyst, but the potential market-wide impact is material.

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The US-Iran standoff is keeping energy prices elevated at levels that threaten the economy, raising broad portfolio risk. Higher energy costs can feed inflation and pressure growth, increasing the likelihood of risk-off positioning across markets. The article is a geopolitical risk warning rather than a single-asset catalyst, but the potential market-wide impact is material.