Geopolitical Risk Easing
Oil is down 9.3% over the past week while defence stocks are no longer leading. Markets may be pricing in de-escalation.
What this is
International tensions are cooling. The extra cost that had been built into oil, gold and defence names while disruption looked likely is being taken back out.
What it moves
Airlines, shipping and energy-hungry industrials get relief. Defence and gold lose the crisis bid that was supporting them.
What would break it
A broken ceasefire, a fresh flare-up, or a new disruption to a shipping route would put the risk premium straight back.
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