Middle East conflict escalates with major market fallout. US-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran have triggered a 90 percent collapse in Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic, creating what Bahrain's top diplomat calls a global emergency threatening energy and food security worldwide. Japanese Government Bond yields surged dramatically, with 40-year JGB yields jumping 9 basis points to 3.96 percent amid a historic $7 trillion bond market sell-off. Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund faces its worst monthly performance in three years, with losses exceeding HK$100 billion as the Hang Seng Index plummets. Geopolitical instability is reshaping global financial markets and investor sentiment across Asia and beyond.
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