Loss Oil

• Las operaciones navales de Estados Unidos en el Golfo de Omán y el Estrecho de Hormuz han provocado que Irán pierda casi 4.800 millones de dólares en ingresos petroleros, según estimaciones del Pentágono reportadas por Axios. • El portavoz del Pentágono, Sean Parnell, citando al secretario de prensa Joel Valdez, afirma que el bloqueo hace cumplir las sanciones y restringe el comercio marítimo de petróleo de Irán para debilitar la financiación de actividades militantes. • El Estrecho de Hormuz sigue siendo un punto central de las tensiones al ser un cuello de botella vital para el petróleo global, lo que supone un riesgo de escalada en los mercados energéticos y la estabilidad regional.

• The S&P 500 fell 2% for its fifth consecutive weekly decline, the first such streak since 2022, amid Mideast conflict de-escalation hopes. • Brent crude rose to $112 per barrel, with U.S. 10-year yields climbing to 4.43% on inflation fears from sustained high energy prices. • BlackRock warns elevated oil could shift focus from rate cuts to whether central bank policies can match rising inflation.

• The S&P 500 declined 1.6% last week, marking its third consecutive weekly drop, with the Dow falling 2% and Nasdaq shedding 1.3% due to soaring oil prices and broad market selling. • Surging oil prices from geopolitical tensions, including US-Iran escalation, drove the downturn, as investors brace for NVIDIA GTC AI event and FOMC rate decision this week (March 16-20, 2026). • Markets now price only a 33% chance of a June rate cut, down from 57% last month, amid persistent inflation data; Thursday's jobless claims will gauge labor market health.

• The S&P 500 declined 1.6% for its third consecutive weekly loss, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2% and the NASDAQ shed 1.3% as geopolitical tensions and surging oil prices created broad selling pressure across all major indices. • Investors face a critical week ahead with the NVIDIA GTC conference (the "AI Oscars") scheduled alongside the Federal Reserve's FOMC interest rate decision on Wednesday and jobless claims data on Thursday. • Persistent inflation has dramatically shifted market expectations, with traders pricing in just a 33% probability of a June rate cut compared to 57% one month ago, reflecting heightened uncertainty about the Fed's monetary policy path.