Dow Jones surges over 1,300 points on US-Iran ceasefire

U.S. stock markets posted sharp gains Wednesday, their strongest session in a year, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The truce raised hopes of easing an oil shortage that had stalled the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1,325 points, or 2.85 percent. The......

IMF warns Iran war is fueling inflation and slowing global growth

Six weeks into the U.S.-led military campaign against Iran, the economic fallout is accelerating. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic passage through which roughly 20% of the world's oil supply flows, has sent crude prices surging, pushed U.S. gasoline to its highest level in nearly......

China's electric vehicle shift cushions the blow of Iran war oil shock

As conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran continues to destabilize global energy markets and effectively close the Strait of Hormuz, China's long-running transition toward electric vehicles and renewable energy is providing the world's largest crude oil importer with a notable......

Record global debt leaves governments powerless against the oil crisis, warns Sharma

Ruchir Sharma, chairman of Rockefeller International, warned this weekend that the world has never entered a crisis carrying such a heavy debt burden, leaving the United States, despite being the world's largest oil producer, particularly exposed to the energy shock triggered by the Iran war. In......

UK and Australia post record EV sales as Iran conflict drives fuel prices higher

The war in Iran, which broke out in late February, is reshaping car-buying behavior across the world. As fuel prices surge on the back of oil supply disruptions, consumers in the United Kingdom and Australia turned to electric vehicles in record numbers in March 2026, according to recently published......

IEA chief says Middle East war will speed up the global shift to clean energy

The worst energy crisis in modern history will ultimately accelerate the worldwide transition to renewables, nuclear power, and electric vehicles, International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol said in an interview published Tuesday by French daily Le Figaro. Birol described the current......

Asian markets rise on ceasefire hopes amid US Iran tensions

Asian stocks and emerging market currencies edged higher on Monday as reports of a possible temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran lifted investor sentiment, despite an approaching deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trading volumes remained......

NY Fed reports rising supply chain pressures in March

Supply chain pressures in the United States increased in March, reaching levels not seen since early 2023, according to data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The bank’s latest Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI) rose to 0.68 in March, up from 0.54 in February. A reading......

US service sector slows in March as input costs hit 3.5-years high

Growth in the U.S. services sector slowed in March, while the costs businesses pay for inputs surged to levels not seen in over three years, signaling rising inflation pressures amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that its non-manufacturing......

Goldman Sachs upgrades Netflix to buy, citing advertising growth and buyback potential

Goldman Sachs upgraded Netflix from Neutral to Buy on Monday, raising its 12-month price target to $120 from $100, with analyst Eric Sheridan citing a "more favorable risk-reward setup" ahead of the streaming giant's first-quarter 2026 earnings on April 16. The new target implies upside......

South Korea risks Hormuz oil runs as Asia's energy crisis deepens into sixth week

Six weeks into the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran with no ceasefire in sight, Asia, the destination for roughly 90 percent of the oil and 83 percent of the liquefied natural gas that normally transits the Strait of Hormuz, is bearing the heaviest economic toll of a conflict it did not......

US crude premiums hit record highs as Asia and Europe scramble for supply

The six-week-old war between the United States, Israel, and Iran has produced the worst oil supply crisis in modern history, drawing warnings from economists and international institutions that the world faces a growing risk of stagflation and recession if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. The International......

Bitcoin jumps 3% on Iran ceasefire proposal as short squeeze hits crypto market

Bitcoin climbed approximately 3 percent to trade near $69,200 on Monday, lifted by reports of a last-minute diplomatic initiative between the United States and Iran and a wave of forced liquidations that punished bearish traders across crypto markets. The rally, which pushed the leading cryptocurrency......

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