Middle East tensions flare up, again

Technology stocks remain under pressure despite Samsung's blockbuster earnings, with the semiconductor selloff dragging the Nasdaq 100 below its 50-day moving average for the first time since April. Meanwhile, SpaceX's first day in the Nasdaq 100 was marked by a sharp decline, even as Wall Street unveiled remarkably bullish price targets ranging from $200 to $300 per share—and one bank's valuation range stretching from $75 to $600. At the same time, renewed tensions in the Middle East are pushing oil prices and bond yields higher, threatening to reverse the recent easing in inflation expectations. Could geopolitics derail the rotation out of technology and revive concerns over higher interest rates? Listen to find out more! Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.