The Calm Before the Crash? Why Markets May Be Underestimating the Iran Israel Conflict
The global financial markets, as of June 2025, are experiencing an eerie tranquility. Stocks remain buoyant. Oil prices, though reactive, are not surging wildly. Investors continue to trade with an air of confidence. But beneath this surface-level calm, serious geopolitical tremors are rumbling—ones that threaten to shake not only the foundations of Middle Eastern diplomacy […]
Week-by-Week: The Global Market Reaction to Trump’s 2025 Tariff Policy
In early 2025, President Donald J. Trump, reinstated to office, began rolling out a new series of tariffs aimed at reshaping the U.S. trade landscape. Trump’s administration cited national security, economic self-reliance, and job protection as key motivations for this aggressive trade policy shift. These moves reignited trade tensions with China, the European Union, and […]