📉 Global markets start week cautiously amid Middle East uncertainty ➝ Ongoing US-Iran tensions and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon weigh on risk appetite ➝ US

📉 Global markets start week cautiously amid Middle East uncertainty ➝ Ongoing US-Iran tensions and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon weigh on risk appetite ➝ US retail sales fell 0.6% in July, while consumer confidence dropped to 51 in August ➝ European markets ended mostly lower, while Asian stocks opened the week higher ➝ Gold rose 0.5% to $4,396, while Brent crude climbed to $88.70 a barrel