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US TSYS: /MIDEAST: Traders scratching around to see what's causing oil to jump,
dollar to recede: and it may be partially this: CNN had a 12:27pm ET story
citing Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed saying that a missile attack on
Saudi Arabia on Saturday was an "act of war" by Iran, and that Saudi Arabia will
take "appropriate" measures when the time is right. Yemen's Houthi rebels
claimed responsibility for the attack on Saudi Arabia, but Saudi Arabia and its
Gul allies, acccuse Iran of providing material support to such rebels, said CNN.
The Saudi official noted that it was an Iran missile, launched by Hezbollah, in
Houthis-occupied territory.
- One other source said there was a rumor, totally unconfirmed, that there has
been some shifting of assets from bitcoins into gold, but this as noted is
unconfirmed.

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