US President Donald Trump’s warning that he may significantly escalate the war in Iran, potentially worsening an energy-price shock that’s already upending the global economic outlook, is shadowing stock, bond and oil markets before the start of the trading week.
In a profanity laced postBloomberg Terminal early Sunday, Trump renewed threats to attack Iranian infrastructure if the key energy-shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. He followed it later with another that said “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” with no further explanation.
