Markets across all asset classes are pawns and react to the news cycle around the world as they reflect the ever-changing economic and political landscapes. On Monday, September 16, markets received another lesson that participants must always prepare for the unexpected. The attacks on Saudi Arabian oil production over the weekend caused the price of the energy commodity to explode to the upside, while the impact of supply concerns rippled across other markets.
At the start of August, the escalation of the trade war between the US and China came as a surprise which caused