Global Markets Retreat Amid Middle East Escalation and Activist Pressure. Geopolitical tensions spiked following a drone strike on a UAE nuclear facility and rhetoric from U.S. leadership, triggering a broad market selloff across Asia. South Korea's KOSPI 200 futures plummeted five percent, forcing exchanges to activate trading halts. Japan's twenty-year bond yield surged to 3.735 percent as investors brace for Bank of Japan rate hikes. Gold remains pressured near $4,550 per ounce despite conflict concerns. Meanwhile, Elliott Investment Management has taken significant stakes in Bio-Rad Laboratories and Sartorius, signaling major activist involvement in the life sciences sector. The dual positions suggest potential demands for structural changes or capital returns.
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