What’s top of investors’ minds this week?

The outlook for the likely increase in energy and industrial commodities is rapidly proving worse than we had expected. The Trump Administration has given no credible indication of when its attacks on Iran will stop, and Iran has made clear that it will continue attacking most ships that attempt to transit the Strait of
Hormuz. As a result, Brent crude prices have risen to USD104.8/bbl today in Asian trading.

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