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Tensions in the Middle East have eased, fueling a sharp rebound in Japanese and South Korean stock markets, though the crisis has not been fully resolved.

TradingKey - Major U.S. stock indices rebounded collectively on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 rising 0.83%, the Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.81% to 6,794.34, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing 0.50% to 47,740.79. During early Tuesday trading, crude oil futures briefly surged toward $120 per bar

The United States, Japan, the G7, and others have intervened to cool down oil prices, triggering a maximum drawdown of up to 27% in crude oil prices.

TradingKey - As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, uncertainty surrounding global energy supplies is rapidly intensifying. According to media reports, the Japanese government has issued a preparation directive to the national petroleum reserve base in Shibushi, Kagoshima, instructing relevant agencies to finalize technical and logistical preparations for a crude oil release. This marks one of the clearest signals from Japanese officials to date regarding the release of strategic reserves.

TradingKey - At 9:30 AM ET, futures for the three major US stock indices narrowed their losses. This followed discussions by the G7 (the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Canada) regarding the release of emergency oil reserves. Following the news, crude oil futures prices retreated sharply to approximately 10%, after previously surging more than 30%.

TradingKey - As the Middle East conflict enters its second week, global markets have experienced intense volatility. On Monday, international oil prices (USOIL) surged to nearly $120 per barrel, while gold prices (XAUUSD) at one point plunged 3% to $5,015 per ounce, marking the first weekly decline

TradingKey - Amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the US Dollar Index continues to strengthen, briefly challenging the 100 level. Meanwhile, gold—a traditional safe-haven asset—appears to have lost its safe-haven appeal. Since the U.S. strike on Iran on February 28, gold gapped higher but subsequently retreated, erasing all gains from the week preceding the conflict.

TradingKey - Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang recently delivered a powerful signal to global memory chip manufacturers at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference: expand production with confidence, as Nvidia will take all available supply.

TradingKey - U.S. non-farm payrolls saw a net decrease of 92,000 in February, far missing expectations and marking the second monthly contraction since 2020. Simultaneously, the unemployment rate climbed to 4.4%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised down previous figures by a total of 69,000.

Nasdaq stock unlocks were overshadowed by Middle East tensions; capital continues to flow into the crude oil market, while Bitcoin prices lack key support.

TradingKey - The Federal Reserve is caught in a policy dilemma: facing the tangible pressure of a cooling labor market on one side and latent inflationary risks from surging energy prices on the other. Whether to maintain a restrictive high-interest-rate stance to curb inflation or pivot to early rate cuts to bolster employment has become a significant challenge for policymakers.

TradingKey - On March 9, Asia-Pacific stock markets slumped collectively. South Korea's market triggered circuit breakers again during intraday trading, while the Nikkei 225 Index plunged over 7%, falling more than 4,000 points. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index fell over 5% intraday, and both Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index and Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Index dropped by more than 4%.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session, silver faced a market sell-off driven by a strengthening US dollar and market risk appetite. After the open, prices plunged as much as 5.6% before staging a sharp reversal to gain over 0.4%, with intraday volatility exceeding 6%. Gold, also a precious metal, similarly experienced an opening sell-off, dropping nearly 3% at one point.

Stablecoin market capitalization hits a new record high as institutional capital continues to flow in, yet there is no rush to purchase Bitcoin.

TradingKey - Oil prices surged at the market open on Monday (March 9). Intraday, WTI crude oil futures spiked more than 30% to $118.7 per barrel, while Brent crude oil futures rose over 26%, hitting a high of $119.46 per barrel. This marks the first time international oil prices have broken above $1

TradingKey - At noon on March 9 Beijing Time, after escalating geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East caused international crude oil prices to surge, the Group of Seven (G7) urgently activated a response mechanism, planning a coordinated release of oil reserves to stabilize prices. Following the news, international oil prices retreated from their highs, with WTI crude’s intraday gain narrowing to 14% and Brent crude’s intraday gain narrowing to 15%.

TradingKey - Oil prices surged early on March 9 Beijing time (late March 8 GMT), swinging sharply at elevated levels. Brent crude fluctuated between $106 and $117 a barrel, extending the previous day’s rally with heavy trading volume and reaching its highest range since 2022.

TradingKey - On Monday, March 9, Japanese and South Korean stock indices plummeted in early trading. South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index plunged 7% at the open, with heavyweights such as Samsung and SK Hynix leading the decline. KOSPI 200 index futures fell 5%, triggering a circuit breaker and a fiv

TradingKey - Macroeconomic Landscape: The week was significantly influenced by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which redirected global market sentiment towards risk aversion. This led to a notable rise in crude oil prices due to fears of supply disruptions through the Strait of

Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and a wave of crude oil production cuts in the Middle East have driven international oil prices to a four-year high.