Market Crisis Demands New Strategy

Market Crisis Demands New Strategy
For three decades, the advice has been consistent: stay the course during every crisis. The US-Iran conflict changes that calculus fundamentally. Unlike previous disruptions driven by sentiment and mood swings, this war inflicts physical damage to critical infrastructure. An estimated ten to fifteen percent of global crude refining capacity faces destruction, creating a rebuilding phase measured in years, not quarters. The damage extends beyond oil to petrochemicals, fertilizers, and industrial inputs that economies depend on. Traditional market signals like production figures and capacity utilization have become unreliable in conflict zones. This represents genuine structural damage to productive capacity rather than temporary valuation corrections.