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Market sentiment has remained volatile throughout the week. Iran’s strikes to Israel last weekend sparked uncertainty, which eased gradually through the week, only to be re-ignited by Israel’s retaliation last night. The jury is still out on whether this leads to a wider regional escalation, but at the time of writing, Iranian sources have said […]

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