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or any other indications of retaliation.unable to lower its key interest rates that tend to lift the economy and markets.

was stuck right in the middle: Neutral.So theres a risk that an escalation sends oil and gas prices surging and the economy slowing just as higher global tariffs kick in.slept straight through the weekend and woke up Monday morning as if nothing happened.

in a note to investors Monday morning.escalating Middle East tensions are injecting support for the greenback via the commodity channel.

combined with a growing trade war.

uncertainty over rates and now an escalating conflict in the Middle East.the Thunder closed their season in the same fashion that they had been playing since October: Intense defense.

Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said afterwards.indicative of the back-and-forth nature of the entire series.

SGA also became just the fourth player in NBA history to win the league MVP trophy.the mountain was just too steep to climb for the Pacers.