GSG - Russia-Ukraine Crisis Shakes Markets Stay Focused On The Long-Term

• The Ukraine crisis has gripped markets over the past month and now has worsened with Russia’s invasion of the country.
• Our overall BlackRock Geopolitical Risk Indicator, refreshed in mid-February, has spiked to its highest level in more than a year amid heightened market attention to geopolitical competition.
• Our analysis of six past geopolitical shocks as displayed in the chart finds that U.S. Treasuries tended to perform positively over a three-month horizon, even outperforming U.S. equities in some cases, confirming their traditional ballast properties in a multi-asset portfolio.

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