JSE muted as Middle East tension subsides
US President Donald Trump’s comments that the US will not retaliate through military action against Iran have calmed global markets
09 January 2020 - 11:09
The JSE was fairly subdued on Thursday morning and still on track for a weekly loss. Global markets recovered as fears related to the tension between the US and Iran eased.
US President Donald Trump's comments that the US would not retaliate through military action against Iran calmed global markets. The Iranian missile attack on a US military base in Iraq on Wednesday rattled markets, with the price of Brent crude oil reaching more than a seven year high...
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