Blockade Rehearsal Expands

its chance, of the story’s futures

−2.4%on the S&P 500, if it happens

China uses the drill to test a quasi-blockade pattern around Taiwan without formally declaring one. The most likely form is temporary control zones, cargo delays, or selective inspections rather than a full closure of the Taiwan Strait.

What it moves

Technology−3.7%
Industrials−2.1%
Riskier companies' borrowing costs▲ up
Market volatility▲ up

Sectors in percent; other series by direction only.

Each figure is the modeled move of the S&P 500 if the outcome occurs. For information only. Not investment advice.

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