There's Little Interest To Be Risk-Off In This Market

By Michael Msika, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist

Geopolitics poses numerous threats to markets, but investors are showing little willingness to turn risk-off. 

The escalating Middle East conflict has so far not triggered a rush to safety, with consolidation instead remaining a strong theme for stocks. Volatility is creeping up, but is contained, seeing as there was no recent aggressive global push to build equity exposure.