Arkéa AM flags oil above $95 as Middle East tensions pressure markets

• Arkea Asset Management flagged geopolitical risk, surging oil, rising bond yields as key market headwinds in its Sept. 8 report.
• Middle East escalation lifted Brent above USD 95, up 5% on the week; WTI rose to USD 91, up 9.69%.
• US data stayed resilient; August payrolls hit 162,000, unemployment held at 4.1%, keeping Sept. 16 Fed expectations in play.
• Euro zone inflation accelerated to 3.3% in August, boosting the case for a 25-basis-point ECB hike on Sept. 10.
• Equities diverged; EuroStoxx 50 fell 1.43%, Nasdaq 100 gained 0.38% as tech helped offset higher-rate fears.

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