In this article TSLA NVDA AVGO PLTR USO Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Thick plumes of smoke rise over the residential areas of the Iranian capital following airstrikes amid ongoing U.S.â"Israel attacks as multiple explosions are heard across the city in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami/ | Anadolu | Getty Images We hear it all the time on CNBC — markets hate uncerta...
In this article TSLA NVDA AVGO PLTR USO Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Thick plumes of smoke rise over the residential areas of the Iranian capital following airstrikes amid ongoing U.S.â"Israel attacks as multiple explosions are heard across the city in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami/ | Anadolu | Getty Images We hear it all the time on CNBC — markets hate uncertainty, and the events over the last 48 hours have changed the face of international politics in a way that will leave investors across the globe scrambling to understand the ramifications. The coordinated strikes on Iran by U.S. and Israeli forces — Operation Epic Fury — have upended a global order in place since the end of World War II and triggered a new era of politics, not just in the Middle East, but between international allies and adversaries alike. For the latest developments, follow CNBC's live updates: How will markets and investors react? What are knee-jerk reactions versus longer-term adjustments that will need to be made to investment strategies? Here are some of the assets to watch over the week. Sell-off in the Middle East Stock markets across the Middle East came under pressure on Sunday, in the first trading session for equities since the attack. Saudi Arabia's Tadawul, Oman's Muscat index and Bahrain's exchange all traded in the red, while many of the other markets in the region did not open. Indexes in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Israel are set to resume trading Monday. The impact is expected to reverberate across global markets. The oil trade Oil markets will be the epicenter of volatility in the wake of the attacks. Traders are predicting that the Brent crude price will spike above $80 a barrel, according to Verisk Maplecroft. The outlook comes despite OPEC's recent decision to increase output earlier and by more than previously planned. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Oil prices expected to spike following Operation Epic Fury Strait of Hormuz disruption Oil ...
The United States Supreme Court, which dealt a serious blow to US President Donald Trump’s tariff-based trade policy, may have helped to steady the rocky trade ties between China and the United States ahead of a crucial summit meeting. In a stunning decision that cut across ideological blocs, six out of the nine justices ruled that Trump lacked the authority to impose the emergency tariffs he did ...
The United States Supreme Court, which dealt a serious blow to US President Donald Trump’s tariff-based trade policy, may have helped to steady the rocky trade ties between China and the United States ahead of a crucial summit meeting. In a stunning decision that cut across ideological blocs, six out of the nine justices ruled that Trump lacked the authority to impose the emergency tariffs he did last year on nearly all imports into the US, including the so-called reciprocal duties on dozens of...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK has allowed the US to make use of British military bases for the specific purpose of destroying Iranian missile depots. Britain accepted a request from the US to use its bases “for that specific and limited defensive purpose,” Starmer said Sunday in a video posted on X. (Source: Bloomberg)
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK has allowed the US to make use of British military bases for the specific purpose of destroying Iranian missile depots. Britain accepted a request from the US to use its bases “for that specific and limited defensive purpose,” Starmer said Sunday in a video posted on X. (Source: Bloomberg)
Japanese shares are poised to open lower in Tokyo as US-Israeli strikes on Iran hit risk appetite and boosted oil prices. Nikkei 225 CME futures expiring in March fell 1.7% as of 8:02 a.m. in Tokyo. Brent rallied as much as 13% to around $82 a barrel. Equities are likely to see pressure across the board as investors flee risk assets. Exporters like carmakers and electronics may be weak due to worr...
Japanese shares are poised to open lower in Tokyo as US-Israeli strikes on Iran hit risk appetite and boosted oil prices. Nikkei 225 CME futures expiring in March fell 1.7% as of 8:02 a.m. in Tokyo. Brent rallied as much as 13% to around $82 a barrel. Equities are likely to see pressure across the board as investors flee risk assets. Exporters like carmakers and electronics may be weak due to worries around supply chains. Energy and oil-related shares like electricity firms and trading houses could provide some support, however. “Japan’s stock benchmarks could drop by as much as 2% today, based on overseas stock movements, Bitcoin’s decline, and Japan’s high dependence on Middle Eastern crude oil,” said Nobuhiko Kuramochi , vice president of Parasol Research Institute. Sectors like air, sea, and land transportation may face selling pressure due to the downside risk of higher oil prices, while defensive stocks could provide some support, Kuramochi said. Japanese auto parts suppliers like tire makers may also drop, as “sharp oil price increases” would reduce upside expectations for their earnings, wrote Citigroup analyst Arifumi Yoshida in a note.
European natural gas prices could more than double if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is halted for one month, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Benchmarks in Europe and Asia have hardly priced in risk premiums associated with Iran, Goldman analysts including Daan Struyven said in a note dated March 1. About a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas, mainly from Qatar, goes through th...
European natural gas prices could more than double if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is halted for one month, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Benchmarks in Europe and Asia have hardly priced in risk premiums associated with Iran, Goldman analysts including Daan Struyven said in a note dated March 1. About a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas, mainly from Qatar, goes through the chokepoint and a month-long halt could see European prices and spot Asian liquefied natural gas surge 130% to $25 per million British thermal units, they said. “A hypothetical longer disruption of natural gas supply transit through the Strait of Hormuz lasting more than two months would likely lift European natural gas prices above €100/MWh ($35/mmBtu) to trigger more significant global gas demand destruction,” the analysts said. However, the impact on US natural gas would likely be limited, according to Goldman. The nation is a large net exporter of the superchilled fuel while liquefaction plants typically operate at capacity, giving little scope for them to increase shipments.
Gold rose, as war in the Middle East rattled markets and sent investors flocking to safer assets. Bullion climbed as much as 1.8% to nearly $5,375 an ounce in early trading, having gained more than 3% in the previous week. Conflict spread in the Middle East over the weekend after the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran responded with waves of missiles at targets in multiple countries. Iran’s su...
Gold rose, as war in the Middle East rattled markets and sent investors flocking to safer assets. Bullion climbed as much as 1.8% to nearly $5,375 an ounce in early trading, having gained more than 3% in the previous week. Conflict spread in the Middle East over the weekend after the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran responded with waves of missiles at targets in multiple countries. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , was killed on the first day of strikes. Geopolitical tensions have been a key factor in gold’s multiyear rally, which has also been supported by elevated central-bank buying and a wider investor shift away from sovereign bonds and currencies. The metal has gained about a quarter so far this year, despite an abrupt pullback from a record high at the end of January. Read More: Khamenei Killed as US and Israel Strike Iran in Widening War Bullion posted its seventh consecutive monthly gain in February, the longest streak since 1973. Even ahead of the war with Iran, US President Donald Trump had adopted an increasingly aggressive foreign policy. American troops seized Venezuela’s then-president Nicolás Maduro in January and the administration made threats to annex Greenland. The US and Israel launched strikes across Iran on Saturday, while calling on the population to rise up against the Islamic regime. Tehran’s retaliatory barrage hit targets in Israel, as well as US bases and sites in countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain. Spot gold rose 1.4% to $5,353.61 an ounce as of 7:10 a.m. in Singapore. Silver advanced 1.5% to $95.23. Platinum rose, while palladium edged lower. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index , a gauge of the US currency, ended the previous week down 0.1%.
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Feb. 27, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures tumbled in overnight trading after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, causing oil prices to surge and adding an unstable Middle East to a list of growing worries for equity investors. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 517...
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Feb. 27, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures tumbled in overnight trading after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, causing oil prices to surge and adding an unstable Middle East to a list of growing worries for equity investors. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 517 points, or 1%. S&P 500 futures lost 1% and Nasdaq 100 futures declined a little more than 1%. Gold futures jumped 2% as investors piled into the global safe haven. The joint U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, marking a watershed moment for the Islamic Republic and one of its most consequential episodes since 1979. President Donald Trump told CNBC's Joe Kernen that U.S. military operations in Iran are "ahead of schedule," but investors are worried about a prolonged conflict despite those comments. The large-scale assault was launched overnight Saturday after Iran refused American demands to curb its nuclear program. Iranian officials have vowed a forceful retaliation, raising fears the conflict could spread across the region. "The tail risk of a sustained conflict is higher than in 2024 or 2025, though we don't see this war escalating to a point where it drastically changes the US outlook," said Barclays' Ajay Rajadhyaksha in a note. But early this week "is too early to buy any dip, especially with investors used to a pattern of quick de-escalation." U.S. crude prices jumped 8% in early trading, as investors worry the confrontation could spiral into a broader war that disrupts supplies. Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in OPEC, and uncertainty remains over who will ultimately govern the country amid the leadership vacuum. The oil market's trajectory may hinge on whether fighting disrupts traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important chokepoint for crude flows. A sustained interruption there could reverberate through ...
Oil surged as the US-Israeli war against Iran plunged the global crude market into turmoil, with the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent rallied as much as 13% to around $82 a barrel. Tanker traffic through the strait — the chokepoint off Iran’s coast that handles a fifth of the world’s oil and large volumes of gas — has largely halted , with a self-imposed pause in place by shipowner...
Oil surged as the US-Israeli war against Iran plunged the global crude market into turmoil, with the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent rallied as much as 13% to around $82 a barrel. Tanker traffic through the strait — the chokepoint off Iran’s coast that handles a fifth of the world’s oil and large volumes of gas — has largely halted , with a self-imposed pause in place by shipowners and traders as the conflict spreads. While Iranian authorities said on Sunday that the key waterway remained open, they also said they had attacked three oil tankers. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said US forces destroyed and sank nine Iranian naval ships , and that combat operations would continue until all objectives were completed. In reaction to the widening conflict, OPEC+ agreed at a pre-arranged weekend meeting to increase supply quotas next month by 206,000 barrels a day . The group — which includes Iran, as well as Saudi Arabia and Russia — had been expected to resume modest hikes before the outbreak of hostilities on Saturday. The conflict marks a dangerous new phase for the global oil market. The US and Israel fired missiles at targets across Iran on Saturday, while urging local people to overthrow the Islamic regime. Tehran responded with a wave of strikes against Israel, as well as US bases and other targets in states including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates , Kuwait and Bahrain. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , was killed. “We see Brent oil trading in the $80-to-$90-a-barrel range in our base case over at least the coming week,” Citigroup Inc. analysts including Max Layton said in a note before the start of trading on Monday. “Our baseline view is that the Iranian leadership changes, or that the regime changes sufficiently as to stop the war within one-to-two weeks, or the US decides to de-escalate having seen a change in leadership and setback Iran’s missiles and nuclear program over the same time frame,” they added. Read ...
(RTTNews) - The Japan stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 2,025 points or 3.5 percent along the way. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 58,850-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Monday.
(RTTNews) - The Japan stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 2,025 points or 3.5 percent along the way. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 58,850-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Monday.
After struggling to sell Cybertrucks, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is seeing strong demand for the unique electric pickup truck. The demand could quickly fade away with the company standing behind a quick 10-day limited price drop. Tesla Stands Behind 10-Day Deadline Tesla recently lowered the price of the all-wheel drive Cybertruck with a starting price of $59,990. Tesla CEO Elon Musk followed up the ...
After struggling to sell Cybertrucks, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is seeing strong demand for the unique electric pickup truck. The demand could quickly fade away with the company standing behind a quick 10-day limited price drop. Tesla Stands Behind 10-Day Deadline Tesla recently lowered the price of the all-wheel drive Cybertruck with a starting price of $59,990. Tesla CEO Elon Musk followed up the pricing change by saying the change would be only for 10 days. The company is sticking to this deadl