World Marketplace Still Anxious Regarding Geopolitics

World stock markets were mixed overnight, with European shares seeing corrective bounces from selling pressure seen earlier this week. Asian stock markets were mostly weaker Wednesday. U.S. stock indexes are pointed toward narrowly mixed openings when the U.S. day session begins. Geopolitical risks are still keeping traders and investors worldwide tentative. The U.S. Navy has warships headed for waters off the Korean peninsula. North Korea has vowed to retaliate. President Trump has just tweeted: "North Korea is looking for trouble." Meantime, U.S. and Russian government officials are meeting Wednesday to discuss the Syrian government. The U.S. wants Syrian leader Assad out, while the Russians support him. Gold prices are higher on more safe-haven demand after sharp gains on Tuesday that drove prices to a five-month high. To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2017 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post World Marketplace Still Anxious Regarding Geopolitics appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .