The Latest Breaking News from Oil

Stocks Retreat as Inflation Fears Push Bond Yields Higher

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.44%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are down -0.40%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Mar 19

Looking for Safety and Yield as Oil Prices Whip Saw? This Stock Has You Covered.

As oil prices rise with increasing global uncertainty, this pharmaceutical stock emerges as a possible safe haven for income investors.

Barchart · Mar 19

What is behind the Bank’s latest rates decision and inflation warnings?

Policymakers voted unanimously to keep rates at 3.75%, with cuts now looking to be off the table as the conflict in the Middle East escalates.

Evening Standard · Mar 19

Oil price surge is hurting African economies: scholars in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa take stock

The attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, which started on 28 February 2026, upended key supply chains, driving oil prices above US$100 a barrel. The spike followed Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US and Israeli action. About 20% of the world’s oil…

The Conversation · Mar 19

Stocks Slump as Iran War Fans Inflation Fears

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.66%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.57%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.80%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are down -0.60%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Mar 19

Iran could be the US’s Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire

US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19

Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns

Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report says

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19

Starmer and European allies condemn Iran attacks in joint statement

The leaders expressed their ‘deep concern’ about the escalating conflict, calling on Iran to ‘cease immediately its threats’

The Independent UK · Mar 19

ECB keeps rates steady as rising energy prices fuel inflation concerns amid Iran war

The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its key policy rates on hold on Thursday, as fresh spikes in oil and gas prices threaten to derail recent progress in reducing inflation.

Euronews · Mar 19

The West has long characterized Iran’s oil as a prize to be claimed

With the recent outbreak of hostilities in the Persian Gulf, the focus of international attention has returned to one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints: the Strait of Hormuz.

The Conversation · Mar 19