Trump swept into office hoping to be a peacemaker. Five months in, a new conflict is roiling the Middle East, with no end in sight to the war in Ukraine.

Investors must diversify aggressively and hedge thoughtfully. Hope for peace — but prepare realistically for ongoing chaos. Some mornings you wake up to coffee. Other mornings, you wake up to Brent crude suddenly trading above $70,

Israel’s airstrikes against Iranian nuclear and military facilities are the latest geopolitical shock to global financial markets that had just recovered from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Israel used 200 air force planes in the massive attack that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.