IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva urged central bankers to "think about and prepare for the unthinkable"


"Markets see no path to retreat": analysts - on the risks of a protracted war in Iran

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 

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

Oil price could rise to $150, says country's energy minister

War threatens to bring Middle East oil and gas production to a complete halt, Qatar says

Sectra AB (publ)

RENK Group AG

ITV plc

However, there are "no signs of a large-scale panic sell-off", Barclays strategists state

The week after the Iran war began could be the worst for EU stocks in almost a year

At the beginning of trading, the main EU stock indices opened in the negative, but then recovered this fall

European stocks rise amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East

According to Bloomberg, the operator of the oil tanker is a unit of Angola's oil state company

Tanker attacked off Iraq coast, largest since Iran crisis began - Bloomberg

AIA Group Limited

Minimax-wp

XPeng Inc.

According to the Nikkei consensus forecast, China's real GDP is expected to grow by 4.5% in 2026

China has lowered its GDP growth target to a historic low. Why is this good for stocks?

Emaar Properties PJSC

Dubai has been hit by a missile - it has become a serious stress test for the city, which positions itself as a global financial and investment center. However, so far, investors are reacting with restraint to the event, which should have shaken up one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world, partner of CTL multifamily office Ekaterina Ponka told Oninvest.