https://www.copyright link/news/world/asia/escalating-uschina-trade-tensions-spook-markets-again-20180711-h12jfa
Fears of US$100 oil as deadline nears for US sanctions on Iran-AFR "The US has taken a fighting stance on global trade, but there's another US policy agenda that has oil markets worried and analysts saying US$100 a barrel oil is once again in sight" The second half is likely to see the markets spook by the trifecta, (1) the looming and developing trade war tensions between US and China and ramifications for global trade growth and their impact on emerging markets (2) the rising global interest rate regime and their impacts on instruments and positions and (3) a likely oil price hike that would increase inflation.
Time to take cover, take care!
