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Middle East
21 posts
Five trends to watch as US stocks hit a new high
by Invesco Global Market Strategy Office Key takeaways US stocks - The S&P 500 Index closed last week…
July 6, 2025
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
What's Going On…With Inflation?
Inflation's trend has been favorable this year, but a growing conflict in Iran—combined with already-imposed tariffs—might put upward pressure in prices later this year.
June 26, 2025
Oil moves on Middle East tensions, but other markets stay the course
by Invesco Global Market Strategy Office Key takeaways Middle East - Tensions remain high, but a sustained rise in…
June 26, 2025
Mirror-Image Quarters and Iran
by Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist & Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portolios…
June 23, 2025
Navigating geopolitical volatility in the Middle East
With the escalation of military conflict between Israel and Iran, investors are guardedly watching the events, which still have the potential to spread, impact Mideast energy supplies, and increase global economic uncertainty. To address those concerns, Lawrence Hatheway, Global Investment Strategist at Franklin Templeton Institute, moderated a discussion with some of our investment professionals with expertise in the region to hear their thoughts on possible effects on global financial markets.
June 18, 2025
Muted Market Response to Iran Attacks
by Professor Jeremy J. Siegel, Senior Economist to WisdomTree and Emeritus Professor of Finance at The Wharton School…
June 18, 2025
Putting markets into perspective as Middle East tensions escalate
by Invesco Global Market Strategy Office Key takeaways Market movements - A significant escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict…
June 17, 2025
Are Sanctions Working?
by Vaibhav Tandon, Senior Economist, Northern Trust Sanctions have not been as powerful as expected. In many sports,…
May 16, 2024
International outlook: The digital revolution goes global
by Robert Lind, Economist, & Caroline Randall, Equity Portfolio Manager, Capital Group Investors searching for reasons to increase…
December 10, 2021
Tail Risks Rising, Iran’s Economic Misery, and 737 MAX/Min
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Ryan James Boyle, Vaibhav Tandon, Northern Trust Summary Tensions flare up between Iran and…
January 13, 2020
Considering Broad Investment Implications of US/Iranian Tensions
by Edward D. Perks, CFA, Franklin Templeton Investments Our senior investment leaders recently met to discuss rising US/Middle…
January 7, 2020
What does Qassim Suleimani’s death mean for the market?
by Brian Levitt, Global Market Strategist, North America, Invesco Canada On Thursday evening, Iran’s top security and intelligence…
January 7, 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Saturday Night Massacre
by George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures For nearly a century, Saudi Arabia has been ruled by the elders of…
November 13, 2017
Morocco: The Next "Motor City?"
August 31, 2017
The Biggest IPO in World History is Coming: What Does It Mean?
Adam Kutas, Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, discusses the biggest IPO in world history and what…
August 9, 2017