Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day: Americas

Traders start the week cautiously in anticipation of more Middle East tensions, a clear US rate-cut signal supports bonds and Boeing investors brace for fallout. Here’s what’s moving markets. — Kristine Aquino

Markets traded cautiously on Monday a day after 100 Israeli warplanes swooped over southern Lebanon, taking out thousands of Hezbollah missile launchers in what was called a preemptive strike. Officials said Israel’s assault on was based on intelligence that Hezbollah was about to fire thousands of missiles at northern Israel. Hezbollah responded by firing more than 200 projectiles, according to Israel, although officials said very limited damage was caused.