Global markets wobble as U.S. tariffs on 60 partners and Middle East tensions rattle risk sentiment
Fresh U.S. tariffs on goods from 60 partners and escalating Iran-linked Middle East tensions are tightening financial conditions and lifting risk premia. With bond yields near multidecade highs and markets leaning toward a possible Fed hike, growth and duration-sensitive equities face renewed pressure. Cross-asset moves show classic risk-off behavior: mixed U.S. equities, only a partial European rebound, and elevated rate volatility.
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The U.S. imposed higher tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners as military tensions involving Iran escalated in the Middle East, driving investors toward safe-haven assets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up while the Nasdaq Composite fell, and Europe’s STOXX 600 rebounded slightly. U.S. Treasury yields climbed to multidecade highs as markets priced in the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike.