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Global markets are once again under pressure from geopolitics. Recent events surrounding the conflict between the USA, Israel, and Iran have sharply increased tensions and forced investors worldwide to seek safe-haven assets.
According to Reuters, the situation is beginning to go beyond local confrontation and is already influencing energy, commodity markets, and the global financial system.

Monday morning, March 2, was marked by a strong strengthening of the US dollar. The DXY index surged to 97.90, reflecting the flight of investors to safe assets amid the full-scale military operation of the US and Israel against Iran. The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and the threat of blocking the Strait of Hormuz forced markets to reassess risks in all directions. The American currency demonstrates a classic reaction to geopolitical shock: investors exit risky assets and flock to the dollar as the main safe-haven currency. Paradoxically, the dollar strengthens simultaneously with gold, which is also hitting historical records — in times of crisis, investors buy everything considered reliable.