Investors drop ‘TACO’ assumptions as risk of prolonged Iran war grows

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Cambridge Associates’ Aaron Costello thinks that investors, long conditioned to the so-called “TACO” trade, are only beginning to price in the reality of a prolonged Gulf conflict. He notes that the recent drop is more of a delayed adjustment than a broad sell-off, with the U.S. dollar still seen as a safe haven alongside higher oil prices.