Bitcoin fell below the $70,000 threshold on Thursday as surging oil prices and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East unsettled financial markets. At the same time, derivatives data shows traders have built the most aggressive short positions in nearly three years, raising the risk of a sudden market......
UBS Global Wealth Management has advised investors to strengthen their portfolios with gold, the US dollar and inflation linked bonds as military tensions between the United States and Iran continue to unsettle global financial markets. The bank said these assets offer important protection against rising......
Silver has pulled back from its January peak but remains one of the strongest performing assets of the past year, trading near 86 dollars per ounce midweek after reaching a record high of 121.62 dollars in January 2026. The metal has gained roughly 157 percent over the past year, prompting some of the......
Global stock markets extended their decline on March 11 and 12 as surging oil prices and renewed geopolitical tensions linked to the conflict with Iran revived fears of persistent inflation, weakening expectations for interest rate cuts and pushing investors toward safe haven assets. On Wall Street,......
US stock futures fell sharply Thursday as oil prices climbed toward 100 dollars per barrel, intensifying concerns that the Iran conflict could trigger a prolonged energy shock, reignite inflation, and delay expected interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial......
BMW warned that profits will decline in 2026 as higher tariffs, currency shifts, and rising costs weigh on the German luxury carmaker’s profitability, even as the company bets on its next generation of electric vehicles to drive long term growth. Speaking at its annual conference in Munich, the......
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink said a military conflict with Iran could ultimately reduce global energy prices over the long term, offering a view that contrasts with the current surge in oil markets. Speaking Wednesday at BlackRock’s US Infrastructure Summit in Washington, Fink argued that......
Global oil markets surged into sharp volatility after Iran warned it could halt all oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime corridor that carries about 20 percent of the world’s crude supply. Crude prices briefly climbed above 100 dollars per barrel this week for the......
OPEC has maintained its global oil demand projections even as supply disruptions linked to the war involving Iran shake energy markets. The organization confirmed that Saudi Arabia led a significant increase in production in February, raising output by 250,000 barrels per day in what appears to have......
Shell, TotalEnergies, and several companies in Asia have declared force majeure on downstream contracts linked to Qatari liquefied natural gas deliveries, according to a Reuters report citing sources familiar with the matter. The move follows Qatar’s own force majeure declaration earlier in March......
European natural gas prices dropped sharply after a surge triggered by the conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, as traders reacted to comments from U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting the war could end in the near future. The benchmark Dutch TTF gas price, the main reference for......
Global oil markets have experienced extreme volatility this week, with crude prices swinging by tens of dollars within hours as traders struggled to interpret conflicting signals from Washington about the United States conflict with Iran and the security of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures......
Global stock markets experienced renewed volatility this week as sharp movements in oil prices and shifting signals from the conflict involving the United States and Iran unsettled investors. In the United States, the S&P 500 closed down 0.2 percent on Tuesday, March 10, after surrendering earlier......
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