escalation
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The GPR measures “the threat, realization and escalation of adverse events associated with wars, terrorism and any tensions among states and political actors that affect the peaceful course of international relations.”
From MarketWatch
The major indexes later pared those gains, with fears of an escalation in trade tensions continuing to weigh on investors.
They expect no lasting market drag if earnings hold up and there isn’t any significant escalation to E.U.-U.S. tensions.
Further escalation could accelerate EU defense spending plans, it adds.
Until the sudden escalation this weekend, European EPS growth had been forecast at around 10% by consensus, with much of the impetus behind that generated by tariff-impacted sectors like autos, technology and consumer products.
From MarketWatch
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