How Wars and Geopolitical Conflicts Can Affect Stock Market Performance: What History Shows

Ultimately, sustained market moves are often driven less by the event itself than by whether it changes the macro path via inflation, interest rates, corporate earnings and economic growth. Investors may want to focus on whether geopolitical developments are transmitting through the economy and markets – especially through critical supply chains and production, economic activity and demand, inflation expectations, financial conditions, and corporate profitability.