Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as an electronic screen (top) shows South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on March 13, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Monday, as investors continue to keep a cautious eye on…
When the stock market opens on Monday, we will once again face the interaction between bonds and oil. Over the weekend, we saw the breakdown of the Strait of Hormuz opening deal and the ramp-up of President Donald Trump ‘s willingness to go back to bombing mode. I read that there are no more targets,…
Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Crude oil prices surged Sunday, as the U.S. and Iran teetered on the brink of a…
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright appears before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy hearing on the Trump administration’s 2027 budget request for the Department of Energy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday said gas prices may not drop below $3 until…
Iran ratcheted up its rhetoric against the U.S. on Sunday, a day after it said it had reasserted control of the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump confirmed peace talks with Iran are continuing, while warning Tehran not to try to use blackmail. Iran’s parliament speaker and top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said talks to…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) shake hands as Starmer finishes his opening statement and hands over to Trump at a Business event at Chequers, in Aylesbury, central England, on Sept. 18, 2025, on the second day of the US President’s second State Visit. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP |…
IN FLIGHT – APRIL 17: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One on April 17, 2026 just prior to landing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump sounded optimistic about the progress of…
Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., attends a news conference with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during the House Democrats’ 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, March 13, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., is probing whether the nation’s top financial regulators are examining…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday laid out his game plan for the week ahead after what he called one of the most “remarkable” rallies he’s ever seen. “If you didn’t believe we could have still one more week where we’d rally 3%, you’d be right,” Cramer said. “We actually rallied 4% thanks to today’s gigantic…
Oil tankers are remaining cautious about sailing through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran declared Friday that the sea lane is open to commercial ships, video footage shows. Oil futures contracts tumbled Friday as the market interpreted the announcement from Tehran as a major breakthrough that will ease the massive disruption to global energy supplies….
