Loss Oil

• Les opérations navales des États-Unis dans le golfe d'Oman et le détroit d'Hormuz ont causé à l'Iran près de 4,8 milliards de dollars de pertes de revenus pétroliers, selon les estimations du Pentagone rapportées par Axios. • Le porte-parole du Pentagone, Sean Parnell, citant le secrétaire de presse Joel Valdez, affirme que le blocus fait appliquer les sanctions et restreint le commerce maritime pétrolier de l'Iran afin de réduire le financement des activités militantes. • Le détroit d'Hormuz reste au centre des tensions en tant que point de passage vital pour le pétrole mondial, risquant une escalade sur les marchés de l'énergie et une instabilité régionale.

• 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.