Wall Street Focuses on Inflation, Oil Amid Mideast Tensions

Wall Street Braces for Volatile Week Amid Middle East Tensions

New York – Wall Street faces a week of economic uncertainty, compounded by escalating tensions in the Middle East and surging crude oil prices. Key economic data releases and corporate earnings reports will be closely monitored.

• Crude Surge: Brent crude topped $90/barrel due to supply disruptions, with major exporters like UAE and Kuwait initiating output cuts.
• Inflation Watch: February’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) and January’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index are pivotal.
• Earnings Season: Oracle, Hewlett Packard, Adobe, and BioNTech are set to report quarterly earnings.
• Market Performance: US stocks ended lower on Friday. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq were down for the week.

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