Bahrain-based Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has begun cutting production at the world's largest single-site smelter due to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-15/bahrain-starts-cutting-output-at-world-s-top-aluminum-smelter">reported.</a>

The world's largest aluminum smelter has begun cutting production because of the war in Iran

According to a veteran commodity trader, during such periods you can lose a million dollars in two seconds if you don't watch the market closely 

"Less water and coffee, eyes in the monitor": how the war in Iran is changing traders' jobs

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Shell plc

BP p.l.c.

The strike was aimed at military targets only, claims US president

The US has attacked the Iranian island of Kharq. Iran's largest oil terminal is located there

Investors should not panic because of the rapidly changing market situation related to the war in Iran and the rising cost of oil, according to analysts <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/where-to-invest-stock-market-strategy-oil-us-iran-war-2026-3">surveyed by</a> Business Insider. Their advice is based on historical experience: in the post-World War II period, markets recovered losses 72% of the time within six months of the outbreak of military conflicts, according to Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth Management's Art Hogan. "So any abrupt change in a long-term investment portfolio is likely to be a mistake," he told Business Insider.

The US-Iran war is dragging on. What investors should do: 5 tips from Business Insider

At mid-day on March 13, America's broad index of stocks, the S&amp;P 500, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost the gains that both indices <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/akcii-ssa-rastut-na-fone-valyh-ekonomiceskih-dannyh-pocemu">had posted in</a> the early hours of the trading session.

The market is waiting for the opening of the Straits Times: the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq lost gains, oil soared to $102

This, citing sources familiar with the situation, was reported by the Financial Times, in Italy the information about participation in such negotiations was rejected

France and Italy agree with Iran on safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz

The war in the Middle East, which has deprived the world of about 20% of the global supply of oil and liquefied natural gas, is changing expectations about global inflation, economic growth and the outlook for monetary policy. An average oil price of $150 or even $200 a barrel no longer seems impossible to analysts, and such a rise could reignite inflation.

'An incredible shift': where two weeks of war in Iran has taken the world economy

Palantir Technologies Inc.

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Quotes of Brent crude oil at the auction on March 13 fell to a daily low of $98.45, down 1.5% from the previous close. Futures for the U.S. Mark WTI oil also fell to $93.03, losing more than 2%. At the same time during the session, Brent jumped up to $102.75 per barrel amid the ongoing escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, while WTI traded at an intraday high above $98.

Oil has fallen below $100 a barrel: what's going on?

The Token2049 cryptocurrency conference - one of the world's largest - will not take place in Dubai next month as planned amid Iran's ongoing missile strikes on the UAE and other Middle Eastern countries, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/dubai-crypto-event-token2049-postponed-as-iran-war-continues?srnd=homepage-europe&amp;embedded-checkout=true">reports. </a>

Dubai postponed one of the largest cryptocurrency conferences in the world due to Iranian attacks

Oil prices may remain well above current levels and in the long term approach $150-$200 per barrel amid the ongoing conflict over Iran, says former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Olivier Blanchard, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oil-prices-inflation-iran-trump-iea-imf-chief-economist-hormuz-2026-3">writes</a> BusinessInsider.

Oil at $200: why ex-IMF economist expects oil rally even if war ends

Adobe Inc.

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

SentinelOne, Inc.

PagerDuty, Inc.

ServiceTitan, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Dollar General Corporation

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

Firefly Aerospace Inc.

The Descartes Systems Group Inc.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.