Asia set to pledge $30 billion in energy, mineral deals with US
The flurry of activity comes in the run-up to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Washington on March 19 and US President Donald Trump’s planned trip to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in roughly three weeks.
Asian stocks slide as Iran war fears keep oil near $100 and rattle global markets
A gauge of Asian shares dropped 0.6% after the S&P 500 slid 1.5% to its lowest since November.
Investors hunt for hedges as war shatters decades-old strategies
Government bonds, which typically rise during periods of market stress to cushion equity losses, are now moving in the same direction with stocks as oil markets are going through unprecedented turmoil.
India’s mcap falls $639 billion in March quarter, biggest since Covid crash
Interestingly, the erosion in market value of India is larger than the entire mcap of countries such as Mexico, Malaysia, South Africa, Norway, Finland, Vietnam and Poland. It is also nearly double the mcap of countries including Chile, Austria, the Philippines, Qatar and Kuwait.
What’s next for gold as global instability grows?
Gold is doing what it did for millennia, provide stability
Gas Pain: The wake-up call for India
India's gas crisis reveals a critical vulnerability—no strategic reserves for LPG or natural gas, leaving households and businesses exposed when the Strait of Hormuz chokes
Oil sinks 11% as Trump predicts Middle East de-escalation
Brent futures were down $10.45, or 10.6%, at $88.51 a barrel by 1504 GMT (11:04 a.m. EDT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down $10.61, or 11.2%, at $84.16
A capitulating market — Is it time to buy the panic?
Middle East conflict delivers a triple shock to India’s economy, testing the resilience of corporate earnings and equity valuations
Geopolitical shocks trigger sharp market corrections followed by strong rebounds
Market reactions to such events over the past three decades have followed a somewhat similar pattern
G-7 ready to release oil stockpiles if needed to help supply
Brent oil futures surged as much as 29% at one stage on Monday before sharply paring their gains when it emerged that the G-7 would discuss a possible stockpile release
Crude retreats but holds above $104 as G7 weighs emergency oil reserve release
Stocks, bonds and precious metals slid on Monday as investors, spooked by the impact of surging oil prices on global inflation and economic growth, turned risk-averse and cashed in on some of their most profitable trades
'Markets fall. They fall a lot:' Why Buffett and Lynch's old market wisdom is going viral as war hammers stocks
Oil above $100 and global stocks sliding have revived viral clips of Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch explaining why market crashes are inevitable.
Why China may dodge the worst of the Iran war oil shock even as crude tops $100
China’s large crude reserves, EV push and renewable expansion may reduce its exposure to oil shocks from the Iran war
US market bloodbath soon amid Iran war? Veteran strategist revises forecast
The shift in those weightings comes as oil prices surge above $100 a barrel and investors brace for a prolonged conflict in the Middle East that could send energy costs even higher.
Three-fourths of Nifty 500 stocks trade below 200-DMA as market sell-off deepens
Nearly 75 percent, or 374 stocks, in the Nifty 500 index are trading below their 200-day moving average. Among the Nifty 50, about 66 percent, or 33 stocks, are currently below the key technical level.
Chart of the Day | Strait to catastrophe
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has unleashed a multi-layered crisis, sending oil above $100 while threatening catastrophic ripple effects through global food production, industrial metals, and supply chains
Crude surges past $117: Sensex, Nifty post sixth-biggest single-day decline as oil shock rattles markets
The Sensex dropped more than 2,400 points while the Nifty fell about 702 points, making it the sixth-largest fall in absolute points for the two benchmark indices.
Circuit breaker in South Korea: When global markets last halted trading
South Korea’s stock exchange triggered a circuit breaker on Monday after sharp losses in equities amid rising concerns over the Middle East conflict and surging global oil prices.
Jobs fall, gas prices jump, stocks slip: Trump’s ‘roaring economy’ faces an early test
US job losses, rising gasoline prices and stock market declines challenge Trump’s claim of a “roaring economy” amid the Iran conflict.
Iran war shock sends oil up 30%, pushing prices above $118
Even if the fighting ends quickly, analysts warn that damage to infrastructure, disrupted logistics and heightened risks to shipping could keep fuel prices elevated for weeks or months, affecting businesses and consumers worldwide.
Dollar surges as US-Iran war pushes oil past $100 a barrel
Surprisingly weak US jobs data had on Friday briefly stalled dollar gains, and raised expectations for US rate cuts, but that faded somewhat on Monday morning and US stock futures tumbled, too, with S&P 500 futures down 1.6%.
Dow sinks 900 points as Trump’s Iran warning sends oil surging
US stocks fall as oil tops $90 and jobs data shows payroll decline, raising concerns about economic growth amid US-Iran war.
Business in the Week Ahead: March 9-13, 2026
Three new IPOs will open for subscription. OPEC and IEA will release oil market reports.
RBI fires $12 billion defence as Middle East war sends rupee to record low
The RBI’s heavy intervention comes against the backdrop of India’s foreign-exchange reserves, which at over $723 billion, are among the largest in the world.
Pharma exporters brace for Rs 5,000-crore hit as US-Iran war drives up freight costs
Exporters face steep surcharge of $4,000–$8,000 per shipment, driving up logistics costs for drugmakers heavily dependent on the Gulf and the wider West Asia market
