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Large investors are warning that fears that interest rates in major economies will remain relatively high are growing, threatening to sound a painful alarm in financial markets. Global stock markets remain near record highs and demand for debt issued by the riskiest companies is strong as traders focus on expectations of a summer rate cut. But asset managers and economists now expect only minimal monetary easing, especially as the U.S. Federal Reserve faces unexpectedly persistent inflation.

South Korea's finance minister stepped up his warning on Monday after the won extended its decline against the dollar to its lowest in a year and a half, saying the government was ready to take action against any renewed volatility in the currency market. "We will act swiftly according to our contingency plan and will do whatever is necessary to deal with any excessive volatility in the foreign exchange and other financial markets," Choi Sang-mok said at an urgently convened policy meeting to discuss escalating tensions in the Middle East. He also said the government would extend the fuel excise tax cut for two months until the end of June in an effort to curb inflation amid escalating global geopolitical risks.

(Bloomberg) -- Financial markets will be jittery over geopolitics in the new week, depending largely on whether Iran's unprecedented weekend strike on Israel will trigger a round of retaliation. Bloomberg's top reads Israel vs. Iran - What an Open War Between the Two Would Look Like DR. BIDEN WARNS OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY NEXT WEEK BIDEN RETURNS TO THE WHITE HOUSE, ISRAEL PREPARES FOR IRANIAN REVOLUTION Israel and its allies mostly prevented Iran from making its unprecedented attack A $150 billion fortune has buoyed the Qatari royal family in the midst of a crisis.

Foreign exchange strategists polled by Reuters said the dollar will remain strong in the coming months as financial markets continue to push back expectations for the timing and magnitude of the Fed's rate cuts. So far this year, the dollar against a basket of major currencies has strengthened by about 3.3%, a reversal of the short-lived downtrend at the end of 2023, with net long bets on the dollar reaching their highest point since September 2022, according to trader position data. The strong U.S. economy and continued inflation are forcing financial markets to reconsider their bets on when the Fed will cut interest rates for the first time.