BOOM!
No more Iran nuclear program. No more nuclear bomb threat. Or not?
The big “bat planes” have had their flyover and all returned safely (nice job, pilots). Bombs away and just another long distance flying mission. But, as the former New York Yankee baseball manager Yogi Berra once said, “it ain’t over ’til it’s over.” What if it “ain’t over” but just the beginning?
So WW3 has been put on hold for 1) now, 2) forever, 3) until both sides re-arm, or 4) a couple hours. Who knew it could be so easy to end decades upon decades of war and hate? Just like that. Why didn’t anyone do that before?
Israel and Iran seem to have accepted a cease fire Trump put forward but it was broken only hours later with a few rogue missiles flying around. And just like that, shooting may begin again. Tough area over in that neck of the woods to trust anyone.
With all the warring going on in the middle east, financial markets have taken it with a grain of salt. Ho Hum. Delusional? Or throwing missiles around is now bullish? If that’s the case, perhaps an escalation of fighting, maybe drop a nuke or two, and financial markets will explode (sorry) to all time, never seen before, highs.
No doubt about it, it’s nice to see the financial markets going higher. If investors don’t care about Iran or Israel, Russia/Ukraine, impending tariffs, social unrest or terrorist “incidents,” who am I to be a party pooper? Nope, not me. It isn’t hard to figure out that roughly 50% of investors must be Trump haters and short. The other 50%, Trump supporters, are just buying and squeezing them. That just has to be it.
But just as Yogi Berra pointed out, “it ain’t over till it’s over.” And then, just like that, BOOM. It’s over.
Bill Taylor is the CEO and Chief Market Strategist at Digital Wealth News, offering expert insights on markets and asset classes. A proud Horned Frog and Texas Christian University grad, he played college basketball while there. With a strong finance background and passion for digital innovation, Bill shares thought leadership on market trends and portfolio strategy for our audience.
