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What’s Keeping a Lid on Oil Prices During War in Middle East
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Implied volatilities jumped higher across asset classes last week as Middle East tensions escalated. Click to read.
A surging oil price is likely to trigger a depreciation in Asian currencies, notably the Thai baht, Taiwan dollar and Korean won, according to Barclays Plc.
A spike in international crude oil prices triggered by geopolitical tensions poses a significant risk of depreciation for several major Asian oil-importing currencies, according to analysts.
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This latest iteration of the Middle East crisis is both familiar and unfamiliar. We’re all back obsessing about the oil price, yet we also know from the last few years that that same oil price has appeared somewhat impervious — oblivious?