Historical examples demonstrate that many geopolitical events have significant short-term impacts on the stock market, while their long-term effects vary based on the nature and severity of the event.

U.S. stock index futures dipped following Israel's military action against Iran, escalating Middle East tensions. Oil prices soared, impacting energy and airline stocks. Defense stocks climbed. Both Israel and Iran intensified rhetoric,

CSE trading reflected a declining trend as investors took profits yesterday against a backdrop of major global stock markets too showing negative trading trends due to geopolitical issues. However, the CSE had sustained all-time highs on previous days,

Julia Khandoshko, CEO of Mind Money and a seasoned financial services executive, examines how the geopolitical instability of 2025 is redrawing the global investment landscape. Drawing on over a

Geopolitical tensions escalated overnight as Israel attacked a number of sites in Iran, targeting Iran’s nuclear programme. Iran has begun to retaliate. The immediate market reaction has been as expected – equities weakened, commodities like gold and oil rallied and there was an initial “flight to quality” towards government bonds.

European shares look set to follow global stocks lower today, as investors monitor an escalating situation in the Middle East. Israel laun