With middle east tensions showing no signs of cooling off, investors, both local and global, appear to be concerned about the fallout of any escalation in the conflict, leading to a spike in crude oil prices and an 18% rise in the India VIX, also referred to as the Fear Index, WoW.
Bets on US Federal Reserve rate hike in October fall as job market cools
Last month, the US economy added only 29,000 jobs, significantly below the economists’ forecast of 90,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, indicating a