The conflict in Iran is weighing on France’s CAC 40 index, while U.S. markets on Wall Street have remained almost indifferent—an unusual divergence that raises questions about how investors on each side of the Atlantic are pricing geopolitical risk.
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What the CAC 40’s reaction suggests
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Why Wall Street may be reacting differently
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