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Why Are Markets So Sanguine About the Iran War?

Arguing with markets is risky. But it’s hard to square the state of the world with record highs.
US President Donald Trump. Do hopes for an end to the Iran war really justify record market highs?Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg
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It’s been a downright baffling week in markets. The disruption from the Iran war continues and yet stock markets are hitting fresh record highs.