📅 March 29, 2026 – Geopolitics & Financial Markets Integrated Briefing : Risk-Off Anchored by Structural Energy Disruption
📅 March 29, 2026 – Geopolitics & Financial Markets Integrated Briefing 🌍 Market Sentiment: Risk-Off Anchored by Structural Energy Disruption The single most important development shaping markets today is the transformation of the Strait of Hormuz risk from a short-term geopolitical shock into a structural disruption of global energy flows . While recent headlines suggest intermittent diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran, markets are not interpreting this as a path toward resolution. Instead, they see it as the early phase of a more durable shift in the global energy system. At its core, this is not simply a bilateral conflict. The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 20% of global seaborne oil flows, making it one of the most critical chokepoints in the international system. What is unfolding is therefore not just a regional confrontation, but a broader contest over control of global energy circulation . In this sense, the crisis represents a structural tu...