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Oil prices jumped and stocks retreated on fears of escalating tensions in the Middle East, after US air strikes killed key Iranian general Qassem Suleimani

There is an interesting comment in this FT piece written by the head of the FastFT blog Adam Samson, suggesting traders will be holding emergency meetings to assess the investment risks arising from fresh political tensions.

 

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While the west hid from ISIS this man was on the frontline alongside the Kurds fighting them. For that alone he deserves massive respect. He also gave the CIA the location of every taliban base in Afghanistan as a goodwill gesture but the yanks betrayed him

Paying more for oil & Gas benefits _______? a. Putin , Russia b. Saudis, MBS c. Oil Companies d. Iran e. American Consumers f. All of the above EXCEPT American Consumers

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