Was the dollar’s recent sharp run higher against a backdrop of conflict in the Middle East a pure geopolitical safe-haven play? Not quite, some say.

“The big asset allocation shift that will buoy the dollar is from riskier markets to defensive ones,” said Steven Pearson, chief currency strategist at HBOS Treasury Services. “The geopolitical situation is really just accelerating that trend.”

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