Deeper Analysis
March and First Quarter 2026 in Figures
March 31, 2026
March was dominated by wild daily and intra-daily swings in financial vital signs as sentiment about the outcome and duration of the Middle Eastern war swung with each news flash, and investors tried to figure out the implications for the path of energy prices, general inflation, and the shape of Middle East oil facilities when […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Despite A Difficult March and Conflicting War News, Financial Markets Ending Month on Up-Note
March 31, 2026
Equity markets in the Pacific Rim, a region particularly dependent on Middle Eastern energy, plunged in March by 14.4% in Indonesia, 11.8% in South Korea, 11.5% in India, 11.2% in Japan, 10.4% in Taiwan, 7.8% in Australia, 6.5% in China and 6.0% in Hong Kong. Although the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to most traffic, […] More
