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Geo politics will be top of mind for the markets this week, following the missile and drone attacks by Iran on Israel. Stocks in Israel shared

resilience, the Tel Aviv benchmark TA-35 was 0.3% on Sunday.

An attack from Iran was anticipated, IBI chief economist Rafi Goslin told the Times of Israel.

Investors now in wait and see position to see how Israel will respond to the Iranian attack

and whether it stays a tit-for-tat situation or develops into a wider regional

escalation. U.S. President Joe Biden condemned the attacks but also told Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. would not support a counterattack according to Axias. Oil prices are likely to be

the most volatile, depending on how Israel and the West respond. UBS analyst Giovanni Stavano said,

oil prices might spike in the opening, as this is the first time

Iran struck Israel from its own territory.

How long any bounce will last will also depend on the Israeli response.

President Biden facing potential voter backlash of gas prices rise

during an election year, said he called for a meeting among the leaders of the group of

seven major economies on Sunday to form a diplomatic response to the Iranian attack.

Mark Zamny, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, says,

Iran's attack and Israel's pending response

poses a serious threat to the economy,

mostly through oil prices.

Last Friday, oil was 85 to 90 dollars per barrel,

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