Iran has launched ballistic missile strikes at US troop bases in Iraq.
Stocks dropped sharply, while gold briefly shot up to $1612.
The 'rescue mission' for equities is already underway.
Let's see how things go tomorrow.
"Seneca had made the bargain that many good men have made when agreeing to aid bad regimes. Their presence strengthens the regime and helps it endure. But their moral influence may also improve the regime's behavior. For many, this has been a bargain worth making, even if it has cost them—as it may have cost Seneca—their immortal soul. The Rome he has been trained to serve, the Rome of Augustus and Germanicus, was gone. In its place stood Neropolis, ruled by a megalomaniac brat.” James Romm