Oil Rises, Asian Equities Fall on Fears of Widening Middle East Conflict
Oil rose on fears of a widening Middle conflict that could lead to more supply disruptions while Asian equities fell on concerns that the war could slow global economic growth.
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Japan Steps Up Yen Warnings as Mideast War Stokes Inflation Concerns
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda joined a growing chorus of officials pledging to monitor the yen closely, as the Middle East conflict continues to pressure the currency and stoke inflation concerns.
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Three Reasons the Stock Market Can Endure the War
So far the fall in share prices has been small given the scale of disruption. Here are some of the supports keeping them aloft.
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Investors have nowhere to hide as financial markets groan under the weight of the Iran conflict
Four weeks into the Iran conflict, global financial markets are starting to show some serious signs of strain.
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Trump Weighs Military Operation to Extract Iran's Uranium
The president hasn't made a decision, U.S. officials said, as he considers the risk to U.S. troops.
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Fed Officials Signal That Rate Cuts May Be Over
Policymakers suggest interest rates could go up or down. The most probable path may be no move at all.
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Private Credit's Exposure to Ailing Software Industry Is Bigger Than Advertised
Analysis by The Wall Street Journal finds four of the largest private-credit funds have more exposure to the software industry than their filings suggest.
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Is Another Financial Crisis Lurking in Private Credit?
It Is fast-growing, opaque and intertwined with banks but lacks the scale and leverage that cashiered the economy in 2007.
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Oil Execs See Higher Prices Ahead-And a Boost to Renewables
CEOs at a major energy conference expressed concerns about the cost of the war in Iran.
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Battered by Stock Losses, Investors Find Little Relief in Bonds
Inflation fears and forced selling have led to a sharp increase in Treasury yields.
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The Other Markets Being Rattled by the Blockage of Hormuz
It isn't just oil and gas. Supply-chain disruptions are rippling through markets for fertilizer, semiconductors, packaged consumer products and cotton.
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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. Jobs, Eurozone Inflation Data Could Reveal Middle East War Impact
U.S. jobs data and eurozone provisional inflation figures for March will attract attention in the coming week as data begins to give a picture of how the war in the Middle East has affected economies.
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U.S. endures weakest Treasury auctions in over 3 years as anxiety around Iran war grows
The Iran conflict has investors second-guessing one of the world's crucial safe-haven assets.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 29, 2026 23:00 ET (03:00 GMT)
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