The cost of oil has risen above $100 for the first time since 2022

Brent price soars 20%, stocks fall: what's happening in the markets

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli operation, has been chosen as Iran's next supreme leader, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-08/iran-picks-khamenei-s-son-as-next-supreme-leader-fars-says?srnd=homepage-europe">reports</a> citing a report by Iran's Fars news agency. The decision was made at the vote of the 88-member council of ayatollahs.

Iran has chosen a new supreme leader - it will be the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Payment service PayPay will hold the largest listing in the history of Japanese companies in the USA. German Vincorion, a supplier of parts for Patriot anti-aircraft systems (used, among other things, in the operation against Iran), began preparations for listing in Frankfurt. The exceptional cost of SpaceX shares at the IPO will be justified for long-term investors willing to put up with the unpredictability of Elon Musk for several years, according to PitchBook. The main events on the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

Vendor placement for Patriot, record PayPay listing: what's important about IPOs by March 8

The war in the Middle East triggered a reversal in several strategies that were particularly popular with international investors. After the war began, Asian equity funds experienced the largest outflow of funds in four years, while the stagnant U.S. stock market attracted increased interest. The game against the dollar also unfolded: the U.S. currency regained its safe haven status. How long will this reversal last?

Investors have changed their strategy: they are leaving Asian markets and investing in US assets 

The ninth day of the war in the Middle East. The main thing about the current events - in this material.

Trump thinks about seizing uranium, Iran's new leader, a 'nightmare' for the market: day 9 of the war

The war in the Middle East lasts for the eighth day. The main events of the day - in this material.

Iran promises to stop shelling neighbors, Dubai airport closed: eighth day of war

Michael Toomey, an equity trader at Jefferies, thinks the market may have already bottomed despite the acrimony over the Iran war. "Ma thinks this has been the <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/samyj-bystryj-rost-nefti-v-istorii-i-indeks-straha-pod-30-itogi-pervoj-nedeli-vojny">most painful week</a> in a long time in terms of results, and we're approaching a number of stress levels that usually help the market form a bottom," he <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-500-and-nasdaq-set-for-rise-as-payrolls-awaited/card/6-reasons-stocks-could-head-higher-from-here-according-to-a-jefferies-trader-RTM9vGtd96QwNKDu2y1J">told</a> MarketWatch. Toomey cited six signs that suggest stocks could start to rise from current levels.

A Jefferies trader found 6 reasons for stocks to rise. He admitted that the market is already at the bottom

Strategist Michael Hartnett of Bank of America suggests investors sell oil at prices above $90, weaken bets on the U.S. currency if the dollar index rises above 100, and buy long-term U.S. government bonds if yields reach 5%. On Friday, oil has already <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/samyj-bystryj-rost-nefti-v-istorii-i-indeks-straha-pod-30-itogi-pervoj-nedeli-vojny">crossed the </a>$90 per barrel mark and the dollar index has <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/samyj-bystryj-rost-nefti-v-istorii-i-indeks-straha-pod-30-itogi-pervoj-nedeli-vojny">come</a> close to the 100 level.

Sell oil, buy bonds: BofA announces trading strategy for the time of war

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The conflict in the Middle East has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds of merchant ships and oil tankers have been blocked. U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed the idea of providing ships with a U.S. Navy escort, and on Friday he ordered the <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ssa-budut-strahovat-poteri-sudov-v-ormuzskom-prolive-na-summu-do-20-mlrd">launch of a</a> risk insurance mechanism. Analysts earlier warned that it might not be enough.

Insurance is not the main problem. Analysts on Trump's Hormuz security plan

Qatar appears to have loaded its first liquefied natural gas tanker after an escalating conflict in the Middle East <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ceny-na-gaz-v-evrope-podskocili-na-47-posle-priostanovki-spg-kompleksa-v-katare">forced it to halt</a> production and declare force majeure, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/qatar-appears-to-have-loaded-first-lng-cargo-since-force-majeure">writes,</a> citing ship tracking data.

Qatar sends first LNG tanker after halting exports due to war - Bloomberg

Last year, several players in the region pledged to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the US

Gulf states discuss investment review due to war pressures - FT

By the end of the first week of the large-scale operation of the U.S. and Israel against Iran, the best dynamics in Asia were demonstrated by the Chinese markets, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/chinese-markets-weather-iran-war-turmoil-better-than-asian-peers">noted</a>. Shares of Chinese companies traded on the domestic market (Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 index), during this time lost only about 1%, while in other Asian markets the decline <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/u-akcij-azii-hudsaa-nedela-za-6-let-u-nefti-rekord-s-2022-go-7-den-vojny-v-irane">exceeded</a> 6%, writes Bloomberg.