Here's Why the Iran War Is Prompting a Safe Haven Rethink

About this episode

The episode discusses how the Iran war is influencing investors' choices for safe havens amidst geopolitical instability.

In times of geopolitical turmoil, investors look for somewhere safe to put their money. US President Donald Trump's trade war helped to fuel a record rally for gold in 2025, but the Iran war is pushing investors to shelter in different places. Joe Weisenthal from Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast joins Stephen Carroll to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Carroll

Guest: Joe Weisenthal

Topics covered

• geopolitical turmoil
• investing
• safe havens
• Iran war
• gold rally

Keywords

• Trump's trade war
• 2025
• market trends

Mentioned in this episode

Products: gold

Places: US, Iran

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