Persistent heightened geopolitical risk, including the conflict with Iran, has been identified as a driver of volatility with the potential to significantly affect financial markets, says ESMA. The regulator highlighted this issue in its first risk monitoring report of 2026.
Verena Ross, ESMA’s chair, said that the regulator’s analysis calls out
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