Published: · Region: Global · Category: Forecast

Short-Term Risk-Off Bid in Safe Havens on Combined Ebola, Ukraine, and Hormuz Shocks

Theater: Global
Time horizon: 24h
Published: 2026-05-18
Moderate confidence (70%)
Risk direction: volatile · Impact: MEDIUM

Executive summary

Within 24 hours, global markets will show a modest risk-off shift characterized by strength in US Treasuries and the dollar, and mild gains in gold, driven by the combination of the WHO’s Ebola global emergency declaration, mass Russian strikes on Ukraine, and Hormuz disruption. Equities in Europe and emerging markets with high energy import dependence will underperform. However, the move will be contained as investors await clarity on the scale of the Hormuz disruption and the Ebola outbreak’s geographic spread.

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