Two Bears Putin's War
As horrific as any war is, taking an unfathomable toll on individual lives, history teaches that – from an economic perspective – regional battles negatively impact global markets only in the short term (days, weeks). Perhaps it shouldn’t be so, but that’s the reality.
Most analysts expect the same as the Russian bear mauls the sovereign nation of Ukraine – that global markets will get back to medium and long term trends in short order, despite the toll in human misery. Of course, all bets are off should the conflict deepen or spread to other countries.
As horrific as any war is, taking an unfathomable toll on individual lives, history teaches that – from an economic perspective – regional battles negatively impact global markets only in the short term (days, weeks). Perhaps it shouldn’t be so, but that’s the reality.
Most analysts expect the same as the Russian bear mauls the sovereign nation of Ukraine – that global markets will get back to medium and long term trends in short order, despite the toll in human misery. Of course, all bets are off should the conflict deepen or spread to other countries.
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