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Nasdaq Confirms Correction, Wall Street Slumps on Middle East Uncertainty
Indexes down: Dow 1.01%, S&P 500 1.74%, Nasdaq 2.38%Meta Platforms, Alphabet fall after US jury verdict OECD warns Iran war erases global growth upgradeWeekly jobless claims in line with estimates By Sinéad Carew and Twesha Dikshit March 26 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq tumbled more than 2% to confi...Reuters
Fri, Mar 27
Japan's Five-year Bond Yield Hits Fresh High as Mideast Conflict Fuels Inflation Fears
TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - The yield on five-year Japanese government bonds climbed to a new record high on Friday, as the escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran fuelled inflation concerns and strengthened expectations of faster interest rate hikes by major central banks.The five-year yield JP5YTN=JBTReuters
Fri, Mar 27
Chip Selloff Deepens After Google Touts Memory Breakthrough
Memory chip stocks extended their losses on Thursday after Alphabet Inc.’s Google publicized research on a new algorithm that could allow more efficient use of the storage needed for artificial intelligence development.Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., South Korean leaders in the market, boTiger News
Fri, Mar 27
Fed's Barr: Iran Oil Price Shock Could Shift Inflation Expectations and Delay Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Michael Barr said on Thursday that the economy has remained resilient through a series of shocks, but those have complicated the central bank reaching its 2% inflation goal.Fxstreet
Fri, Mar 27
Trump Weighs Sending Another 10,000 Ground Troops to the Middle East, WSJ Reports
March 26 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Donald Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing Department of Defense officials with kReuters
Fri, Mar 27
Oil settles up nearly 6% as investors fear further Middle East escalation
Iran says it is reviewing US proposal, has no interest in talksUkrainian attacks, tanker seizures halt 40% of Russia oil export capacityHouthi movement says it stands ready to strike Red Sea waterwayBy Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Crude futures closed higher on Thursday, reboun...Reuters
Thu, Mar 26
US-Iran Peace Talks Hit Deadlock, US Stock Futures Under Pressure Across the Board, Spot Silver Plunges 6%
TradingKey - On Thursday, as US-Iran peace negotiations hit a substantive impasse, US stock futures came under pressure across the board. The US memory sector fell collectively in pre-market trading, while spot silver plunged 6%.
EMERGING MARKETS-War Worries Batter Emerging Market Stocks, S.africa's Rate Decision Looms
March 26 (Reuters) - Most emerging market stocks retreated sharply on Thursday as investors fled riskier assets and waited for clearer signs on whether a de-escalation in the Iran war was truly within reach.Reuters
Thu, Mar 26
Jefferies Falls After Quarterly Profit Misses Estimates
Shares of Jefferies Financial JEF.N fall nearly 2% to $38.95 in premarketThe investment bank missed analysts' estimates on Wednesday; its profit rose 22% in the first quarter, buoyed by investment banking, but marred by losses on loans to collapsed companiesMorningstar says the firm offers inves...
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Thu, Mar 26
Silver Tumbles as Rate Outlook Weighs on Metals Market
TradingKey - Spot silver slumped as much as 6% on Thursday morning GMT, erasing the previous day’s rebound and trading around $68.1 an ounce by 9 a.m. GMT. The sharp decline reflected renewed investor concern over the global interest‑rate outlook.TradingKey
Thu, Mar 26
International Oil Prices Continue to Rise, Brent Returns to $100 Mark
TradingKey - International oil prices extended their upward trend. As of the latest trading session, Brent crude broke through $100 per barrel, trading at $100.33 per barrel with an intraday gain of over 3%; WTI crude rose 4.0% intraday to $93.94 per barrel.TradingKey
Thu, Mar 26
US-Iran Negotiation Expectations Uncertain, Asia-Pacific Stocks Under Pressure, Safe-Haven Asset Volatility Intensifies
TradingKey - As expectations for US-Iran ceasefire negotiations continued to fluctuate, market risk appetite retreated again. Asian equity markets generally opened lower and trended downwards on Thursday, with the KOSPI falling by more than 3%. The Nikkei 225 and TOPIX also closed slightly lower, while the Hang Seng Index and commodity prices simultaneously experienced sharp volatility.
Barclays Sees 13–14 Million Bpd Oil Supply Loss from Prolonged Hormuz Disruption
March 26 (Reuters) - Barclays said on Thursday that a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz would likely lead to a 13-14 million barrels per day supply loss, noting that while the scale of the disruption is immense, so is the uncertainty around its duration.
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Thu, Mar 26
Dogecoin ETFs Dead In March? Only 2 Days Of Inflows And Less Than $1M – Details
When the Dogecoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) were first approved back in November 2025, it came as a welcome development for the community. This put the meme coin in the league with the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum, as they continue to make waves with their Spot ETFs. The first month of trading hBitcoinist
Thu, Mar 26
Forex Today: Markets Turn Risk-averse as Ceasefire Optimism Fades
Financial markets adopt a cautious stance early Thursday as hopes of an end to the conflict in the Middle East wane. The US Dollar (USD) Index holds comfortably above 99.50 after closing in positive territory on Wednesday, while US stock index futures lose between 0.3% and 0.4%.Fxstreet
Thu, Mar 26
France to Announce Targeted Measures to Address Energy Prices, Minister Says
PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) - France will announce targeted measures to address energy price spikes in the coming days, French finance minister Roland Lescure said on Thursday, amid a surge in energy costs due to the Iran war.Reuters
Thu, Mar 26
Gold Ticks Higher as Markets Trim Fed Rate-hike Expectations
March 26 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged higher on Thursday, extending gains to a third straight session, as investors awaited clarity on efforts to de-escalate the conflict in the Middle East, while trimming bets of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike this year.Reuters
Thu, Mar 26
