Oil Continues to Rise, Asian Stocks Tumble as Middle East Conflict Enters Fifth Day
U.S. equity futures pointed to another day of falls. Stocks in Japan and Korea fell dramatically, but selling in European shares eased at market open.
Middle East conflict poses fresh test to central banks as oil shock fuels inflation
A widening Middle East conflict and potential disruption to oil markets have renewed inflation risks. Central banks are balancing a delicate task of weighing inflationary impulse against the growth drag.
Oil Rises Amid Lingering Prospects of Supply Disruptions
Oil rose in early Asian trade. There's an escalation of Middle East tensions and risks of oil supply disruptions, Commerzbank Research said.
War, $200 Oil, And The Market's Reckoning
Global portfolio strategist James Kostohryz explains why the US-Israel conflict with Iran is likely to be prolonged, posing underestimated risks to global markets and oil supply. A sustained oil shock could drive Brent above $100–$200, triggering recession and S&P 500 declines; current market pricing is complacent.
In a Day of Wild Market Moves, Oil Is a New Haven
It's hard to overstate just how unusual trading was on Tuesday.
China in better position to endure extended oil disruption, says RBC's Helima Croft
RBC's Helima Croft joins 'Fast Money' to talk the impact of an extended oil disruption on the global economy,
Trump started the Iran conflict, but still has options to keep oil and gas prices in check
Motorists are already on high alert for any changes to prices for gasoline at the pump as the U.S. conflict with Iran spreads beyond last weekend's air strikes.
Trump's upbeat oil comments fail to erase inflation fears and losses in the U.S. stock market
Stocks closed lower Tuesday as oil prices climbed on fears that fighting in the Middle East could drag on
Trump Promises to Secure Oil Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz, If Needed Amid Iran War
President Donald Trump says the US will escort oil tankers and other vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed. Energy prices stabilized.
Trump says when he's done with Iran, oil prices will drop even lower than they were before
High oil prices can be expected for “a little while,” President Donald Trump said Tuesday, as he predicted a significant fall for crude when the U.S. operation against Iran ends.
Reality Is Setting In. This Won't Be A Short-Term Oil Price Spike.
Traders initially treated the Iran conflict as just another geopolitical blip. That assumption is becoming harder to defend, Carolyn Kissane writes in a guest commentary.
S&P500 Today: Will Buyers Clear 6831.50 or Fade Into the Close?
Bears control the S&P 500 as volatility builds. Will 6831.50 hold, or is a deeper slide toward the 200-day moving average coming?
