{"id":683477,"date":"2026-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=683477"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:27:30","slug":"wall-street-goes-haven-first-as-middle-east-tensions-rattle-risk-appetite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/03\/02\/wall-street-goes-haven-first-as-middle-east-tensions-rattle-risk-appetite\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street goes \u201chaven first\u201d as Middle East tensions rattle risk appetite"},"content":{"rendered":"

As tensions flare across the Middle East, investors are <\/strong>rotating into safe-haven assets like Treasuries, gold, and the CHF<\/strong>, ditching the reflex to buy the dip in equities, Bloomberg<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

The playbook is explicit: <\/strong>\u201cHaven first, ask questions later,\u201d said Natixis\u2019 John Briggs, pointing to a larger-than-expected escalation. Meanwhile, Barclays strategists cautioned against rushing to buy equities on weakness, arguing the risk-reward \u201cdoesn\u2019t seem compelling\u201d yet.<\/p>\n

Emerging markets could fall out of favor<\/strong>, after briefly being a major wager for the world\u2019s largest asset managers, who wished to rotate away from the USD and developed-market assets as policy uncertainty clouds the US outlook. <\/p>\n

Some expect Treasuries to rally and yields to fall on safe-haven demand.<\/strong> However, a sustained oil spike could complicate the Fed\u2019s path by stoking inflation and prompting a more cautious stance on rate cuts.<\/p>\n

Oil is the swing factor: <\/strong>Traders are watching energy markets \u2014 especially the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 as strategists warn that if shipping is disrupted, \u201call [wagers] are off\u201d for risk assets. Even the threat of prolonged turmoil is enough to push money managers toward safety.<\/p>\n

Asia may feel the shock first: <\/strong>Saxo Bank\u2019s Charu Chanana expects a risk-off open, with pressure on airlines, cyclicals, and trade-exposed sectors, while energy, mining, and defense could prove more resilient, according to an emailed note seen by EnterpriseAM. Higher crude prices, she notes, reflect the cost of moving barrels just as much as fuel prices themselves, with war-risk premia and ins. repricing keeping prices sticky.<\/p>\n

Gold is another clean hedge in the crossfire:<\/strong> It can act as both geopolitical ins. and an inflation buffer \u2014 and, as Saxo notes, it can rise alongside a firm USD in classic risk-off fashion. Chanana also pointed to defense and other security-linked industries as essential classes, along with gold, to hedge against ever-increasing geopolitical risks.<\/p>\n

MARKETS THIS MORNING- <\/p>\n

Asia-Pacific markets are starting off the week in the red as investors ditch their stocks for safe-haven assets as the escalating regional war shows little signs of calming down. The Hang Seng is looking at the steepest losses in early trading this morning. Over on Wall Street, it\u2019s more or less the same, with futures down. Gold futures, meanwhile, are up.<\/p>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

EGX30<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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47,984<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-2.5% (YTD: +14.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

USD (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Buy 48.69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sell 48.82<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

USD (CIB<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Buy 48.70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sell 48.80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Interest rates (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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19.00% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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20.00% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10,476<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+2.2% (YTD: -0.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10,454<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-1.3% (YTD: +4.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6,504<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-1.8% (YTD: +7.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

S&P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6,879<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.4% (YTD: +0.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10,911<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.6% (YTD: +9.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Euro Stoxx 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6,138<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.4% (YTD: +6.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 72.87<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+2.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Natural gas <\/strong>(Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 2.86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+1.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 5,248<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+1.0%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 65,760<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-2.1% (YTD: -25.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P Egypt Sovereign Bond Index<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,031<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.1% (YTD: +3.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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153.89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.1% (YTD: +1.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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VIX (Volatility Index)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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19.86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+6.6% (YTD: +32.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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THE CLOSING BELL-<\/p>\n

The EGX30 fell 2.5% at <\/strong>yesterday\u2019s<\/strong> close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 5.3 bn (16.3% below the 90-day average). Local investors were the sole net buyers. The index is up 14.7% YTD.<\/p>\n

In the green:<\/strong> Heliopolis Housing (+1.5%). <\/p>\n

In the red:<\/strong> E-finance (-5.4%), Kima (-5.1%), and Ibnsina Pharma (-4.9%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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