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Markets on edge as US-Iran ceasefire deal leaves investors rattled by uncertainty: Seth R. Freeman
Despite a US-Iran ceasefire framework, markets remain volatile due to unresolved issues like Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz. While oil prices are sensitive, China's markets struggle with property woes. India, however, shows promise, potentia…
Hormuz exposes China Indian Ocean vulnerability ; says report
Does your portfolio needs a global hedge in a ‘weaponised’ world?
Geopolitical shifts are prompting Indian investors to reconsider strategies as economic equities become tools of statecraft. Experts emphasise the need for global diversification to mitigate local volatility and capture international growth amidst changing dy…
Iran War’s Shockwaves Haven’t Fully Arrived Just Yet. But They’re Coming.
This crisis underscores the risks involved in over-reliance on concentrated, geopolitically risky supply chains like those which originate in the Persian Gulf.
FO Exclusive: Global Lightning Roundup of April 2026
Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and FOI Senior Partner Glenn Carle, a retired CIA officer who now advises companies, governments and organizations on geopolitical risk, survey a month in which disparate events point in a single direction: a global order under stra…
Dubai's image as a financial hub faces its biggest test yet
Amid the smoldering Iran war, wealthy elites are quietly shifting capital and other assets out of Dubai and heading to Singapore or Switzerland. Just how resilient is the emirate's safe-haven reputation? Dubai has built a reputation as an oasis of stability i…