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Middle East escalation lifts oil, pressures equities, yields
La RepúblicaLO·3 days ago
Oil prices neared $100 per barrel following renewed Middle East attacks, with no diplomatic resolution in sight. The rise lifted short-term Treasury yields and weighed on US equities, reflecting risk-off sentiment. The trajectory depends on further escalation or any ceasefire progress.