The resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran clouds the environment for Asian financial markets this week, particularly through higher oil prices and renewed upside risks to US inflation and policy rates. To be sure, we warned of this risk in our April 6 CIO Views just ahead of the original US-Iran ceasefire Memorandum of Understanding.

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Vis Nayar

Vis Nayar is the Chief Investment Officer and a member of the Executive Management Committee at Eastspring Investments. Vis spearheads Eastspring’s investment platform encompassing equities, fixed income, multi asset and quantitative solutions, and oversees investment offerings across markets.

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