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March 16, 2026 / 20:00 IST As the war on Iran entered its third week, President Donald Trump is raising pressure on nations to help reopen the vital maritime thoroughfare linking the Persian Gulf to international markets A slide in oil prices lifted stocks and bonds on hopes that more tankers will be able to…

Oil prices fell on Monday amid ​attacks on Gulf oil production and U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for global efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures were down 92 cents at $102.22 a barrel by 1248 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down $3.45, or 3.5%, to $95.26. Both contracts…

Oil prices held above $100 per barrel through Monday morning as key attacks from both sides of the Iran war targeted key infrastructure and showed no signs of an off-ramp for what has become the largest energy crisis since at least the 1970s. ICE futures on Brent crude (BZ=F), the international pricing benchmark, held above…

The UAE-India free trade deal, the Israel-UAE agreement that followed the Abraham Accords, and the EU-India pact signed in January have opened new commercial routes across the region. The war reshaping the Middle East has raised a pressing question in diplomatic and business circles: Will it derail the emerging economic architecture linking India, Israel, and…

Dow Jones Today | US Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stock futures edged higher on Monday (March 16) as Wall Street attempted to rebound from another losing week, with investors keeping a close watch on oil prices and developments in the US-Iran conflict. Dow Jones Today | US Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stock futures edged higher…

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Past energy shocks have plunged the country into economic turmoil. OPEC’s oil embargo in 1973 and the start of the Iran-Iraq War in 1980 triggered recessions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 did not. Will this new price shock spiral into an economic crisis? The answer depends on two unknowns: how long the fighting lasts…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. CNBC’s Brian Sullivan sat down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this morning in Paris, where Bessent just met with his Chinese counterpart. The Cabinet secretary said that “logistics” could delay Trump’s planned trip to China later this month. Stock futures…

Market strategist Tom Lee believes the US stock market will enter bear territory this year, but not before ascending to a new record level. In a new CNBC interview, Lee predicts that the S&P 500 will continue to rally in the coming weeks after mostly trading in a narrow range so far this year. But…

Yahoo Finance’s Jake Conley takes a look at the pivotal events for markets this week: In the week ahead, all eyes will be on the Fed meeting — and what Chair Jerome Powell does or doesn’t say about the impact of the war in Iran on inflation in his second-to-last meeting as chair. … Three…