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Bond Market Revisits Familiar Wartime Playbook with Very Different Oil Backdrop

Executive Summary  Investors have seen this movie before: rising geopolitical tension, a rush into Treasuries, and a swift repricing of interest‑rate expectations. The current conflict with Iran is ec

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Executive Summary Investors have seen this movie before: rising geopolitical tension, a rush into Treasuries, and a swift repricing of interest‑rate expectations.

The current conflict with Iran is echoing some of the market mechanics around the 2003 Iraq War, but today’s much higher oil price and different policy backdrop are shaping a more nuanced response.

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