Markets News, Mar. 2, 2026: Major Stock Indexes End Mixed
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Monday marked the third day of the conflict with Iran after joint U.S.-Israel military strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the weekend.
Oil and gold pulled back after surging on the breakout of hostilities in Iran, while equities and crypto stocks face pressure.
A macro (big picture) outlook on commodities has proven beneficial for me to keep my year-ahead outlook in perspective using the futures markets as a precursor. The two years ago, I focused on “the new price reality”. Last year, I felt we were in the ...
U.S. stock index futures fell over 1% on Monday, with investors increasingly pricing in the prospect that the conflict in the Middle East could persist.
European LNG supply at risk as Hormuz tensions rise. Natural gas futures react to inventory deficits, weather forecasts, and key chart resistance.
Soybeans were higher on Wednesday morning with double digit gains. Jamie Gieseke with Paradigm Futures says soybeans were getting a push from South American weather. Hot dry conditions have persisted in Argentina but the emerging story is FOB values in ...