The oil market is flatlining. After months of uncertainty sparked by global geopolitical tensions and President Trump’s tariff proposals, crude traders have increasingly retreated to the sidelines. https://t.co/wAJgK90Mba ...

>> Investors are paying close attention to Iran and Israel trading strikes. In addition, the fed begins its latest meeting today. Joining us now on rates Megan Draper, global head of debt capital markets at Barclays.And you know, as usual another day we've got another another scary talk about how US debt level highest the talk of Wall Street. Have you been talking about it a lot. The high debt level.Yes. >> I think the most worrisome part of the market has been the volatility in rates, without question. But ...

Geopolitical Impact on Markets - Research indicates that since 1950, the S&P 500 has historically declined by approximately 4% within 15 days following significant geopolitical shocks, but tends to recover this loss within about a month [2] - Markets have become more resilient to geopolitical tensions over time, with dips becoming shallower, as these tensions are typically contained in nine out of ten instances [3] Market Performance and Trends - International markets have shown strong performance this year, significantly influenced by the dollar [5] - Emerging markets are up double digits in dollar terms this year, indicating a catch-up trade where the US market had previously dominated [9] - Latin American stocks have been the best performing globally this year, driven by more politically friendly leaders [11] Investor Behavior - Retail investors have been notably smart, buying during market dips, outperforming hedge funds [7] - Capital is beginning to diversify away from the US after 15 years of concentration [12] Economic Factors - The US economy has been relatively resilient this year [8] - Various countries are implementing economic reforms, stimulus measures, and interest rate cuts in response to tariffs and other headwinds [10]