Oil spike kills market melt-up hopes, warns Wall Street veteran
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Oil prices surge amid Middle East war fears, dampening risk appetite and essentially ending hopes for a market melt-up. Ed Yardeni warns the spike could trigger stagflation, higher yields, and a raised 2026 recession probability (about 35%), implying equities face downside risk if energy constraints persist.
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- Yardeni Raises Odds of US Market Meltdown to 35% on Iran War Bloomberg.com
- Stagflation could trigger a stock market 'meltdown' that ends the bull rally, market vet says Business Insider
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