Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war?
Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope
Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope

The world is a mess but markets seem to be shrugging worries over the fallout of the Iran war

The war is currently more likely to escalate than to be resolved by negotiation

The consensus view of the impact of the Iran war on equities and bonds may well prove too sanguine

Tehran has a strong incentive to keep the conflict going

Investors have been right to identify geopolitics as a rising risk factor

Conflict will intensify the mounting global debt and inflation risks