Trump risks triggering financial crisis with Iran war, warns ECB - Financial Times
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The ECB's Financial Stability Review warns that markets are underpricing geopolitical and fiscal risks, flagging that a US-Iran conflict could trigger a sudden, sharp repricing of global assets currently near record highs. This sets up a volatility-long or risk-off hedging setup as institutional cover for de-risking accumulates at the policy level.
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Wrong ifIf US-Iran tensions de-escalate or a ceasefire/deal is announced, the geopolitical premium in gold collapses and vol sellers reassert control, crushing both legs simultaneously.
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