Mar 4, 2026 | Markets
Panic swept through South Korea’s trading floors as concerns over the Middle East conflict sent the world’s hottest stock market to its biggest-ever selloff. The Kospi Index plunged 12% — following a 7.2% drop on Tuesday — as heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co., SK...
Mar 3, 2026 | Markets
The Iranian war is forcing Chinese policymakers into abrupt shifts on the yuan. Just days after easing a derivatives rule that signaled tolerance for yuan weakness, the People’s Bank of China abruptly reversed course, setting its daily reference rate stronger this...
Mar 2, 2026 | Markets
An index tracking emerging-market currencies closed for its worst session since November 2024 as the dollar jumped and traders dumped risk assets amid risks of a prolonged military conflict in the Middle East. An MSCI total return gauge of developing nation currencies...
Mar 2, 2026 | Markets
US equities may need to pull back further before they can mount a durable advance, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s trading desk warned, citing fragile sentiment and choppy flows that left the S&P 500 vulnerable after its latest attempt to clear the 7,000 level fizzled....
Mar 2, 2026 | Markets
Gasoline and diesel futures surged on the first day of trading after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran, threating to blot out one of the biggest bright spots of President Donald Trump’s energy agenda. Gasoline futures jumped as much as 9% Monday as the flow...
