Gilts and European Bonds Surge as Oil Drops on Iran War Optimism - Bloomberg.com

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What the Iran war reveals about Nato’s appetite for conflict over Taiwan

The United States attacked Iran without consulting its European allies. President Donald Trump assumed the operation would be a quick win, over before anyone had to take a position. Instead, Washington answered a question Western governments had long avoided. After years of pushing Nato towards confrontation with China, would the transatlantic alliance fight a war it had not chosen together? The answer was no. Iran and Taiwan are different cases. One sits on Europe’s wider periphery and carri...

By Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa

Futures, Bonds Surge On Optimism War May End, Oil Tumbles Below $100

Futures, Bonds Surge On Optimism War May End, Oil Tumbles Below $100 Futures and bonds jump and oil fell, sending Brent briefly below $100 a barrel, as the de-escalation/technical/macro led relief rally continues on hopes of the Middle East conflict reaching an end soon  after Donald Trump said he expects the war in Iran to end in two to three weeks, and indicated that it was possible that Iran could still reach a deal with the US during that timeframe. Trump has a national addr...

By Tyler Durden