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Wall Street Stock Index Futures Declines Widen Again, Market Risk-Off Sentiment Rises, Funds Favor Safe-Haven Assets
TradingKey - During Monday's Asian trading session, futures on the three major Wall Street indices extended their declines as intensifying concerns over escalating geopolitical risks and macroeconomic uncertainty put pressure on risk assets. Gold, silver, and crude oil rose in tandem, with crude oil
Asian assets slide as Mideast strikes spark oil spike, haven rush
Emerging Asian stocks and currencies slid on Monday after weekend U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory strikes in the region lifted oil prices and sparked a dash for havens such as the U.S. dollar, gold and sovereign debt.Reuters
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Oil surges as Iran conflict disrupts Middle Eastern supply flow
Oil prices surged by as much as 13% on Monday after shipping in the crucial Strait of Hormuz was disrupted by retaliatory Iranian attacks following initial bombing by Israel and the United States that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.Reuters
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Oil surges, stocks slide as conflict grips Middle East
SYDNEY, March 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged on Monday and shares slid as military conflict in the Middle East looked set to last weeks, threatening to upend a global economic recovery and perhaps reignite inflation.Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold climbs as US-Israel strikes on Iran spark safe-haven demand
March 2 (Reuters) - Gold XAU= prices rose on Monday after the U.S. and Israel launched major strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, escalating geopolitical tensions and deepening global economic uncertainty.Reuters
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Asian airline shares fall as US-Iran conflict disrupts travel, raises oil prices
Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific shares down more than 5% Passengers worldwide stranded as conflict hits airlinesOil prices surged to highest in months on Middle East conflictQatar Airways travellers look to other options to get home from AustraliaBy Byron Kaye, Hollie AdamReuters
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METALS-Aluminium rises as conflict over Iran spotlights supply concerns
March 2 (Reuters) - Aluminium prices rose on Monday as the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran heightened concerns over potential disruptions to shipping in the key Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global commodities.The most-active aluminium contract SAFcv1 on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 1.14%Reuters
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Japan faces growth risks, slower BOJ rate hikes from Iran conflict
TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) - Japan faces risks of low growth and high inflation if a prolonged Middle East conflict keeps oil prices elevated and hits the import-reliant economy, analysts say, complicating the central bank's efforts to push up still-low interest rates.Reuters
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Australia, NZ dollars falter as Iran conflict spooks markets
SYDNEY, March 2 (Reuters) - The risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars recouped most of their sharp early losses on Monday that were caused by a flight to safety after military strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Iran risked a protracted war in the Middle East.Reuters
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British air base in Cyprus hit by suspected drone strike, Sky News reports
March 2 (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Air Force base Akrotiri has been hit by a suspected drone strike, Sky News reported on Monday citing the UK's Ministry of Defence. There were no casualties in the incident at the base near Limassol, Cyprus, the report said.Reuters
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EMERGING MARKETS-Asian stocks skid, currencies slip on turmoil in Middle East
March 2 (Reuters) - Stocks in emerging Asia markets tumbled in early trade on Monday, as military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran sent investors fleeing to the relative safety of the dollar, gold, and bonds.Reuters
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Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs after Hezbollah attacks
BEIRUT, March 2 (Reuters) - Israel carried out airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, after the Iran-backed group launched missiles and drones towards Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.Reuters
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U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalation Triggers Market Volatility. International Oil Prices Surge, Gold Safe-Haven Demand Rises
TradingKey - On Monday, crude oil prices in Asian markets surged as tensions in the Middle East continued to escalate following joint military strikes by the U.S. and Israel against Iran. International benchmark Brent crude jumped approximately 13% at the open, hitting an intraday high of $82 per barrel before paring some of those gains.The Week on Wall Street: Fed’s Emergency Cut and Tariff Rulings Spark Sector Rotation Amid Macro Strains
Wall Street navigates a volatile week as the Federal Reserve executes a surprise 50-basis-point emergency rate cut amid banking strains and sticky inflation. Analyze the impact of the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling, disappointing Q4 GDP, and the accelerating sector rotation into energy and industrialTradingKey
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Oil prices surge in Asia, stocks under pressure
SYDNEY, March 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged on Monday and investors stampeded to the safety of bonds and gold as military conflict in the Middle East looked set to last weeks, just as markets had been spooked by AI and banking fears.Reuters
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Bitcoin’s Turbulent Ride: How BTC’s Price Has Fared With Escalating Mid-East Conflicts
The past few days have seen shocking developments on the geopolitical front, with the United States and Israel launching coordinated strikes against Iran. The operation took place on Saturday, February 28, 2026, and because cryptocurrency markets trade around the clock, Bitcoin’s price action ...NewsBTC
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Safe-haven yen and Swiss franc gain as weekend Iran strikes unnerve markets
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - The safe-haven Swiss franc and Japanese yen firmed, while the euro slid as trading resumed after a weekend that saw the United States and Israel launch their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Reuters
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