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Investors Continue to Keep an Eye on Oil, Gold Amid Iran Tensions

Investors Continue to Keep an Eye on Oil, Gold Amid Iran Tensions
Employes of Aramco oil company stand near a heavily damaged installation in Saudi Arabia's Khurais oil processing plant on September 20, 2019.FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—Fears around escalating U.S.–Iranian tensions since Jan. 3 have pushed oil and gold prices sharply higher.

While prices have retreated after President Donald Trump’s address to the nation, which eased some apprehension, investors are continuing to pay close attention to geopolitical risks.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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