Finance

Business Forum   |   4 March, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Iran conflict shakes markets: Defence and energy stocks surge

The latest escalation involving Iran has shifted markets away from “pure macro” indicators—rates, inflation and growth—and back toward geopolitics as a primary driver, according to an analysis by Freedom24.

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