Market Volatility: Quantifying the Convergence of Geopolitical Risk and Divergent U.S. Economic Data
The closing of U.S. markets on Tuesday reflects a high-density recalculation of risk as investors balance a 4.55% surge in Brent crude against a fragmented domestic economic recovery. The Dow’s 0.18% dip and the Nasdaq’s more pronounced 0.84% slide illustrate a “flight from growth” into energy-weighted sectors, which added 2.05% as a direct hedge against …
