Traders do not expect monetary policy easing at the next Fed meeting

Trump demanded the Fed have a "special meeting" to cut rates "right now"

Protracted US-Iran conflict could push Brent price to a "dizzying" $130 a barrel, says BofA

BofA and Standard Chartered raise Brent price forecast for 2026 because of war

NVIDIA Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

All four major U.S. stock indices rose in trading on March 16 on the back of falling oil prices. The international benchmark Brent fell below $100 per barrel, losing more than 3% in price. Investors are cautiously hoping for the resumption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, which is key to oil exports from the Persian Gulf, and are also waiting for the arrival of raw materials from strategic reserves on the market.

Brent oil cheaper than $100, S&amp;P 500 up 1%, fear index down: results of the 17th day of the war

The figure does not suggest a "stunning" acceleration in sales growth, according to Bloomberg

Nvidia predicted $1 trillion in AI chip revenue through 2027. The stock jumped briefly

The dollar on Monday, March 16, is declining at the fastest pace in more than a month, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/dollar-heads-for-worst-day-in-over-a-month-as-oil-prices-decline?srnd=phx-markets">writes</a>. Expectations of the resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which is key to oil supplies, led to a <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/stoimost-brent-opustilas-nize-100-za-barrel-wti-desevela-na-6">fall in oil prices</a> and weakened demand for the U.S. currency.

Dollar falls at record pace since February on expectations of renewed oil supplies

"Wall Street's Fear Index has fallen to its lowest level in nearly a week

The cost of Brent fell below $100 per barrel. WTI cheapened by 6%

Ferrari N.V.

Hermes International Societe en commandite par actions

Burberry Group plc

Investor sentiment towards shares of European luxury goods manufacturers is now the most pessimistic for several years, analysts at UBS, Switzerland's largest bank, have warned. According to their calculations, the war in the Middle East may postpone the long-awaited recovery in demand.

Investor pessimism toward luxury stocks has reached a multi-year high

Micron Technology, Inc.

The company has finalized a deal to buy a plant in Taiwan, but even this expansion of its capacity may not be enough to cover the increased demand for memory chips, Barron's writes

Micron shares jump 5% - chipmaker increases its capacity by nearly 20%

TPG Inc.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

Reuters' interlocutors name TPG, Advent International, Bain Capital and Brookfield among the AI company's partners

OpenAI prepares $10 billion joint venture with private equity funds

Emirates airline is operating virtually empty flights to Dubai as passengers avoid flights to Gulf countries because of the war, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/emirates-flying-near-empty-planes-back-to-dubai-as-locals-depart">writes</a>. Flights from the U.S. and continental Europe have been hardest hit. According to data collected by the airline from Dubai, planes returning, for example, from Prague or Budapest, are only 5-10% full. At the same time, in the reverse direction, the airplanes are fully loaded.

Emirates planes fly to Dubai nearly empty - Bloomberg

Blackstone Inc.

BlackRock, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Wealthy investors tried to withdraw more than $10 billion from several of the largest private credit funds in the first quarter, forcing management companies to limit withdrawals. This jeopardized one of the key sources of growth for Wall Street and prompted comparisons among some market participants to the first signs of the 2008 financial crisis, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3103e960-5e54-4cff-a439-b61a77ab21bd">writes the</a> Financial Times.

'Bubble deflated': investors take billions out of private credit funds

JPMorgan analysts predict a 15% drop in the S&amp;P 500 if oil prices remain high

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