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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after oil declines sent Wall Street higher overnight
Australia Matteo Colombo | Digitalvision | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets jumped on Tuesday as investors monitor the latest developments in the Iran war, with U.S. President Donald Trump looking to delay his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping by “a month or so” due to the Middle East conflict. Trump was expected to travel to […]
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Why traders are getting nervous about Iran’s $200 oil warning as the conflict drags on
Energy analysts and traders said Monday that they wouldn’t be surprised if oil prices climb to as high as $200 per barrel as the sprawling Middle East crisis drags on. It comes as the U.S. and Israeli-led war on Iran continues to disrupt oil production and shipping in the region , with traffic through the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Strait talk from Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One on March 13, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Nathan Howard | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. A lot of developments to digest from the war in […]
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Why Trump has his sights on Iran’s Kharg Island — and what it means for the oil market
A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf and 483 km northwest of the Strait of Hormuz, in Iran on March 12, 2017. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s order to strike Iranian military assets on Kharg Island […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to fall as oil tops $100 amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions
A screen displays Nikkei 225 Stock Average inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Japanese stocks surged to fresh record highs, while bonds dropped, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a landslide victory. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets […]
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Why the United Arab Emirates is a target for Iran’s aggression
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026. Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty Images At least 11 countries have come under attack from Iran in retaliation for ongoing U.S. and Israeli strikes, but no country, other than Israel, has been […]
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Analysis: The U.S. is running out of ways to get oil prices down. It is up to the military.
The Trump administration has rolled out a series of measures to attempt to blunt the blow of the Iran-driven oil-price hike, and yet prices remain stubbornly high. As the war rolls on, it is becoming clear there isn’t much the U.S. or any other government can do to provide relief from higher oil prices short […]
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India’s Modi reaches out to Iran as energy crunch fears grip the South Asian nation
An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian within hours of Tehran’s new supreme leader vowing to keep the Strait of Hormuz […]
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Asia-Pacific markets tumble as investors brace for a prolonged war in Middle East
Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday as oil prices soared on renewed fears that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could further crimp energy supplies, stoking fears of a global economic downturn. Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei […]
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Markets hopes for Fed interest rate cuts are rapidly fading away
Key Points As both energy prices and inflation fears pop, expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts are sliding. Traders have taken even a September cut off the table and now see only one coming, in December. There are no additional cuts priced in until well into 2027 or even into the early part of […]
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