How Saudi Arabia’s bet on Iran backfired

Financial Times Financial Times · 10min

The EU wants to make mergers a bit easier, Wall Street banks are offloading $18bn of debt tied to video game maker Electronic Arts, and investors are piling into cash at the fastest rate since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Plus, the FT’s Ahmed Al Omran explains why Saudi Arabia’s recent truce with Iran has not paid off. 


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https://www.ft.com/content/0906a9ed-3b00-4f95-9ad8-44a49d025e57?accessToken=zwAAAZ2XoU7HlNOAbLZWxwBMYNOybAxEgCUrltPZk838opxKhdO2peKeKOtM0M8JBqntOwBPldOa2ESknQJeV88nIZR8YTxEltOJAOnIeun2TwE.MEUCIQD3GEEZUPWW_667XIKrrhVvV218DjaQDWeMEu2KPetZ0QIgVvhTBVuwJBDE8ZG71mXy6cyFr---I4plv95e6R70inc&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Investors pile into cash at fastest pace since pandemic on Iran fears

https://www.ft.com/content/2721947c-613c-4496-8900-e9c87ae9f64f?accessToken=zwAAAZ2XoU7HlNOAbLZWxwBMYNOybAxEgCUrltPZk838opxKhdO2peKeKOtM0M8JBqntOwBPldOa2ESknQJeV88nIZR8YTxEltOJAOnIeun2TwE.MEUCIQD3GEEZUPWW_667XIKrrhVvV218DjaQDWeMEu2KPetZ0QIgVvhTBVuwJBDE8ZG71mXy6cyFr---I4plv95e6R70inc&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How MBS’s bet on Iran backfired

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