War's impact on the global market - analysis

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Until the start of this week, it seemed like the fear of war and the disagreement between the major ...

Until the start of this week, it seemed like the fear of war and the disagreement between the major powers continued to weigh on the global stock market. However, as soon as it became obvious that war was inevitable, a sudden change has been seen throughout the market. Since then, equities markets have rallied and the FTSE 100 has during the last couple of days gained more than 14% after hitting an eight year low last week. Yet, as the war commence its second day and global stocks continues to rise, it prompts the question whether or not the war against Iraq is the only fact...

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