Investors Look Past War to Focus on Fundamentals, Yardeni Says

Yardeni Research President Ed Yardeni says investors are looking past the war in the Middle East, treating the conflict as if it is over for the time being and focusing on market fundamentals. He speaks with Haslinda Amin on “Insight with Haslinda Amin.”Source: Bloomberg

Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni said investors are looking past the war in the Middle East and focusing on market fundamentals.

While some fear the Iran conflict could trigger 1970s-style stagflation, Yardeni said the US economy has demonstrated its ability to weather multiple stress tests since the pandemic began, including supply chain disruptions, inflation and interest rate hikes.