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Brazilian interest rate futures decline as global risk premiums adjust
Valor Econômico·BR · US · IR·about 2 hours ago
Equity markets remain near record highs despite rising oil prices, increasing trade barriers, and painful real interest rates. The divergence between macroeconomic warning signs and market valuations suggests a high-stakes environment where future direction is contingent on upcoming U.S. policy decisions.
The US-Iran conflict has significantly escalated with confirmed US strikes on Iranian military assets and Iran's threats to regional energy infrastructure and oil exports. Concurrently, global oil prices have surged past $100/bbl. In the Ukraine War, a confirmed Ukrainian drone strike disabled Russia's sole ejection seat production facility, while Russia retaliated with strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.