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Oil Jumps, Stocks Waver Amid Middle East Tensions; Gold and Silver Rally

U.S. stocks rebounded modestly Monday after an early-session sell-off driven by escalating conflict in the Middle East. Despite the recovery attempt, major indices remained slightly lower by midday.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 182.93 points (-0.4%) to 48,794.99, the S&P 500 slipped 24.08 points (-0.4%) to 6,854.80, and the Nasdaq …

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ISM Signals Slower U.S. Factory Growth as Iran Tensions Keep the Dollar in Demand

Fresh economic data from the United States delivered a mixed signal to global markets on Monday. Manufacturing activity continued to expand in February, but the pace cooled slightly compared with the previous month. Under normal circumstances, that kind of moderation might have softened demand for the dollar. This time, however, …

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Bitcoin Steadies Near $65,500 as Iran Tensions and Institutional Flows Pull Markets in Opposite Directions

Monday’s session reflects a cautious market weighing geopolitics against selective crypto demandBitcoin opened the week trading near $65,500 on Monday, showing signs of short-term stability after weeks of sharp declines. The muted price move came as investors balanced renewed geopolitical unease—linked to rising Middle East tensions involving Iran—against tentative signs …

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Politics vs. Fundamentals: Why the Pound Is Struggling to Fall Apart

Stormy headlines are shaking confidence, but Britain’s economic base refuses to crack. The British pound is caught in an uncomfortable tug-of-war. On one side stand noisy political headlines that keep unsettling investors. On the other lies a set of economic fundamentals that remain far sturdier than market sentiment suggests. The …

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Bitcoin Slides to $66,000 as U.S.-Israel–Iran Conflict Triggers Global Risk-Off Wave

Bitcoin slipped toward the $66,000 level in Asian trading on Monday, pressured by a broad risk-off move across global markets after an escalating military confrontation between the U.S., Israel and Iran rattled investor sentiment. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was last down 2.1% at $66,197.6 by 06:15 GMT, after seeing sharp …

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Dollar Jumps to Five-Week High as Middle East Conflict Sparks Global Flight to Safety

The U.S. dollar surged on Monday, climbing to a five-week high as investors rushed into safe-haven assets following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran, which sharply escalated geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. By 04:45 ET (09:45 GMT), the Dollar Index — which measures the greenback against a basket …

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