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By Lewis Krauskopf<\/p>\n

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are watching over the weekend for signs of whether the conflict in the Middle East will escalate, which could ratchet up volatility in markets that already expected a busy week ahead with a Federal Reserve policy statement and Apple (NASDAQ:) results. <\/p>\n

On Friday, Israeli air and ground forces stepped up operations in the Gaza Strip, about three weeks after a deadly attack by the Islamist movement Hamas.<\/p>\n

Investors have grown more worried about a widening conflict in recent days after the U.S. dispatched more military assets to the Middle East while Israel attacked targets in Gaza and Hamas supporters in Lebanon and Syria. <\/p>\n

“The situation in Israel is \u2026 causing a lot of anxiety,\u201d said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab <\/span><\/span> (NYSE:).<\/p>\n

On Friday, futures settled up 2.9% at $90.48 a barrel on concerns the conflict could disrupt crude supplies. , a popular safe haven for nervous investors, vaulted over $2,000 for the first time since mid-May.<\/p>\n

In a note on Friday, analysts at Capital Economics said the oil market’s response to the conflict was “muted” so far. <\/p>\n

“That said, any sign that the other countries in the region are becoming more involved in the conflict would cause oil prices to rise sharply,” they wrote.<\/p>\n

If an escalation of the conflict causes the U.S. to increase war-related spending that raises the deficit, Treasury yields could rise beyond the 16-year highs they already have hit, said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.<\/p>\n

Some investors also expect a widening conflict could prompt safe-haven buying of Treasuries. This could moderate the surge in yields, which move inversely to prices, and this in turn could ease pressure on stocks and other assets.<\/p>\n

The has fallen more than 10% since late July, when it reached its high for 2023, though the index is up over 7% year-to-date.<\/p>\n

“So far, U.S. government bonds have not been performing their usual safe-haven function,” UBS Global Wealth Management said in a note on Friday. “However, an escalation of the conflict would likely shift attention away from monetary policy concerns and boost safe-haven demand for Treasuries.”<\/p>\n

The Cboe Volatility index has climbed in the wake of the conflict and rose on Friday, approaching seven-month highs.<\/p>\n

The Federal Reserve is set to give its latest monetary policy statement on Wednesday, while Apple’s quarterly results highlights another busy week of corporate reports. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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