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Executives warn that investors are underestimating the Iran conflict’s global economic impact as markets rebound; they warn of rational complacency that could turn irrational, with concerns that the war will disrupt supply chains and lift inflation, evidenced by oil price gaps suggesting traders expect a longer disruption.
As Iran-related conflict-driven oil surges heighten inflation concerns, traditional hedges fail and stocks fall while central banks pause on rate cuts; the Fed is unlikely to ease soon and futures hint at mixed policy signals, sending yields higher and gold lower. Traders face dwindling shelter from risk, raising the specter of a volatile, high-stakes period that strategists call one of the riskiest moments of the century.