Geopolitical Tensions and Market Shifts

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(1) Oil jumped following a CNN report that new US intelligence suggests Israel is preparing for a potential strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.

(2) European and UK officials ratcheted up pressure on Israel over its latest offensive in Gaza, expanding the international outcry over the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict.

 
(3) Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Group of Seven countries have started discussing tariffs on oversupplied, low-value Chinese products.

(4) Elon Musk said he’s committed to still leading Tesla five years from now and expects to pare back his political spending, assuaging some investors’ concerns about the future of his most valuable company.

(5) UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will hold talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week, as the two countries continue to finalize the details of an agreement to cut tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration.

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