Ibex 35 today, Stock Market Live | Tense calm in Capricorn after Iran’s attack on Israel

Markets are trying to reduce the atmosphere of tension that arose in yesterday’s session as a result of Iran’s attack on Israel. Fears of expanding conflict in the Middle East are easing, as is the case with rising oil production. Capricorn, without a clear direction, at least tries to hold back the fall.

geopolitical alerts They are once again at the forefront of news in financial markets, at least until Friday’s release of major macroeconomic and monetary policy data, such as the monthly US jobs report.

Until then, conflict in the Middle East threatens to add an additional dose of uncertainty to markets. In the first half of yesterday’s trading, investors perceived with surprising calm even the beginning of the invasion of Israeli troops into Lebanese territory. The news that turned the markets upside down was Iranian intervention in the conflict. The launch of nearly two hundred missiles into Israel sharply raised oil prices and led to a general decline in stocks.

All attention is now focused on the continued Israeli offensive in Lebanon and, even more so, on the scale of a possible Israeli response to the attack launched by Iran. Even Israel’s closest allies are trying to hold back the offensive to avoid further escalation conflict in the Middle East.