Adam Hetts and Oliver Blackbourn discuss where they assess the market implications of sustained conflict with Iran, examining energy shocks, inflation pressures, and what prolonged instability could mean for investors.

Judging by soaring asset valuations in the wake of President Trump backing away from the worst-case tariff scenario, one could believe that the threat posed by upending the global trade framework has been removed. We are more circumspect.

With investors reacting to the worst global stock market sell-off since the early days of the COVID pandemic in 2020, Portfolio Manager Oliver Blackbourn and Global Head of Multi-Asset Adam Hetts consider the all-important question – what next?