Market Mood Darkens as Mideast Strike Undercuts Upbeat Calls

(Bloomberg) — The tone in global financial markets has turned cautious after a U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian commander, fueling concern over an escalation in tensions.U.S. stock futures dropped and Asian shares reversed gains, while oil spiked along with the yen and gold. Qassem Soleimani, a feared Iranian general who through proxy militias extended his country’s power across the Middle East, was killed at the direction of U.S. President Donald Trump. The risk-off move deepened after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, said “severe retaliation” awaited Soleimani’s killers.The shock news comes after most asset classes had a stellar 2019, …read more

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