Investors eye ‘haven-first’ plans amid Iran tensionsBloombergThe fast-moving conflict across the Middle East is heightening investor anxiety and strengthening the case for safe haven trades such as US Treasuries, gold and the Swiss franc. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell in New York on Friday last week. Photo: AFPTraders would be adopting the strategy of “haven first, ask questions later,” Natixis SA US rates strategy head John Briggs said. “This is about Hormuz risk, not retaliation. Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index opened almost 5 percent lower before paring most of that decline in trading yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times March 01, 2026 16:04 UTC