Preparations underway for a North Korean missile launch next month. That may cool the risk-off trade, a bit.
Early reports made the launch sound imminent.
Here are more details of the story:
Pyongyang says it will place an earth observation satellite into a polar orbit in mid-April to honor the 100th birth anniversary of its late founder and perennial president, Kim Il Sung.
Members of the international community say the launch is a pretext for a long-range missile test, which North Korea is forbidden from conducting under U.N. sanctions.
There has been no follow up chatter about Israel-Iran.