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The U.S. dollar and Treasury bonds surged on March 2, 2026, as traders scrambled for safe-haven assets following the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran codenamed "Operation Epic Fury." With Brent crude surging up to 13%, gold blasting past $5,300, and the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut down, markets are pricing in a prolonged period of geopolitical instability that threatens to reignite inflation and upend Federal Reserve rate-cut expectations.