Oil Crisis Drives Global Stock Selloff While Precious Metals and Crypto Hold Tight

Global markets ended the week under pressure as an oil shock tied to escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz rattled equities worldwide, while precious metals held firm as investors sought refuge from renewed stagflation fears. Oil Shock Rattles Global Markets as Stocks Slide U.S. stocks closed lower Friday, extending a difficult stretch for equities … Read more

Trump Says Oil Firms ‘Should’ Use Strait of Hormuz Despite Fresh Shipping Attack

U.S. President Donald Trump said oil companies “should” resume shipping through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after U.S. forces said they destroyed Iranian mine-laying vessels, even as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for striking the Thai bulk carrier Mayuree Naree in the same waterway hours earlier. Iranian Strike on Mayuree Naree … Read more

Iran’s $200 Oil Warning Raises Stakes as IEA Floods Market With Emergency Crude

Oil markets jolted on Wednesday after the International Energy Agency said member countries will release a record 400 million barrels from emergency reserves to counter supply disruptions tied to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and the growing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. IEA Deploys Record Strategic Oil Release to Stabilize Markets The coordinated action—announced … Read more

War Escalation or Hawkish Fed Pivot Could Turn Bitcoin Outlook Bearish

Rising geopolitical tensions and stubborn inflation risks could turn bearish for bitcoin, with Wintermute warning that further Middle East escalation or a hawkish Federal Reserve pivot may pressure markets already on edge. Bitcoin Steady as Oil Spike and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets Bitcoin held modest gains during a broad market selloff as escalating tensions … Read more

Oil, Stocks, Crypto Swing as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Threatens Global Energy Supply

The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz — where military conflict, mine threats, and a near-halt in shipping have rattled global energy flows — is now rippling through financial markets, leaving investors juggling oil shocks, geopolitical risk, and a still-fragile global economy. The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sends Shockwaves Through Markets The confrontation stems … Read more

Texas Bunker Company Reports 10x Spike in Fallout Shelter Demand as US-Iran War Escalates

Interest in underground survival bunkers has spiked sharply as the 2026 U.S.-Iran conflict intensifies, according to the owner of Texas-based Atlas Survival Shelters. Fallout Shelter Builder Says Calls Flood In as Global War Risks Rise Ron Hubbard, founder of Atlas Survival Shelters in Sulphur Springs, Texas, said inquiries for underground shelters increased roughly tenfold after … Read more

Stocks Fall Across Wall Street as Iran War Risks Lift Oil and Trigger Risk-off Trading

U.S. stocks slid Monday afternoon as rising tensions in the Middle East rattled markets and sent energy prices climbing, pushing investors toward caution and leaving most major indexes in the red. U.S. Markets Slide While Bitcoin Rises as Iran Conflict and Oil Spike Roil Global Investors Wall Street was broadly lower as of about 2:30 … Read more

US Dollar Climbs to Multi-Month Highs as Iran Conflict and Oil Spike Rattle Markets

The U.S. dollar is flexing its muscles in early March as geopolitical tensions and rising energy prices have been sending investors scrambling for what some believe is the world’s most liquid safe haven. Dollar Index Nears 100 as War Risk, Oil Prices, and Fed Policy Collide The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback … Read more

Mojtaba Khamenei Appointed Iran’s Supreme Leader, State Media Reports

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, according to state media reports on Sunday. In a significant development amid the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel, Iranian state media announced that the clerical Assembly of … Read more

West Texas Crude Hits $115 on Hyperliquid Amid Middle East War Tensions

Oil prices jumped to $115 a barrel over the weekend on the decentralized exchange ( DEX) platform Hyperliquid as Middle East conflict and sudden production cuts from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates rattled energy markets. Oil Markets React to Iran Conflict as Weekend Trading Pushes Prices Higher The spike unfolded while traditional commodity exchanges … Read more

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