US stocks staged an impressive turnaround on Friday, but market sentiment is subdued this morning following the escalation in the Middle East. In response to the developments, oil and safe-haven assets such as the US dollar and gold surged. Meanwhile in Asia, China returns from its ‘Golden Week’ holiday, which saw tourism revenues rise while other consumption figures remained mixed. Markus Wachter from our Technical Analysis Research team joins today’s show to discuss US equities.

00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)
00:27 Markets wrap-up by Lucija Caculovic (Investment Writing)
05:14 Technical Analysis update by Markus Wachter (Technical Analysis Research)
09:11 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)

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Middle East conflict weighs on market sentiment