Loss Oil

• Operações navais dos Estados Unidos no Golfo de Omã e no Estreito de Hormuz causaram ao Irã perdas de quase US$ 4,8 bilhões em receitas de petróleo, de acordo com estimativas do Pentágono relatadas pelo Axios. • O porta-voz do Pentágono, Sean Parnell, citando o Secretário de Imprensa Joel Valdez, afirma que o bloqueio impõe sanções e restringe o comércio marítimo de petróleo do Irã para enfraquecer o financiamento de atividades militantes. • O Estreito de Hormuz continua sendo central para as tensões como um ponto crucial de estrangulamento do petróleo global, arriscando a escalada nos mercados de energia e na estabilidade 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.