With the triumvirate of the US, France and the UK looking to bomb supposed chemical weapons plants in Syria over the weekend, geopolitical tensions have increased significantly in the region. This includes tensions with Russia and Iran. Under normal circumstances, financial markets would respond by a flight to safety, whilst higher risk plays would suffer. However, whilst the true success of the sorties are yet to be determined, it seems as though the highly targeted nature of the mission has perhaps come to mitigate the impact on markets. Early on Monday morning there has not been a huge reaction and markets look ... (full story)