Crisis-hardened markets have learned to look past military flare-ups
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LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's missile attack on U.S. army bases in Iraq overnight sent gold blasting above $1,600 an ounce, boosted the Japanese yen by almost 1% and oil by $3 a barrel. But it took just hours for that safe-haven dash to fade and for world equities to resume their climb.It was the second volte face in under a week following a similar pattern of events after the U.S. killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani on Friday. And that mirrored a super-fast roundtrip on markets after..