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Before Wall Street opens Monday: Iran strikes, oil-supply fears and the U.S. jobs report

Before Wall Street opens Monday: Iran strikes, oil-supply fears and the U.S. jobs report

Wall Street closed out February with the Dow down 1.05%, S&P 500 off 0.43%, and Nasdaq down 0.92%, marking their steepest monthly drops since March 2025. Oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz stalled after U.S.-Israel strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, prompting Iranian missile retaliation. OPEC+ agreed in principle to raise output by 206,000 barrels per day, but traders remain focused on supply risks.
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Borsa Istanbul week ahead: BIST 100 turns to Turkey inflation test after Friday drop

Borsa Istanbul week ahead: BIST 100 turns to Turkey inflation test after Friday drop

Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 index closed Friday down 1.17% at 13,717.81, with market value at 13.59 trillion lira ($310.2 billion) and turnover of 191 billion lira. Banks fell 1.71% while tech shares rose 3.08%. February inflation data is due Tuesday, with the central bank set to meet March 12. The lira hit a record low of 44.00 per dollar in February, down 20.68% over 12 months.
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Chile stocks week ahead: IPSA faces MSCI aftershocks, SQM results and key data

Chile stocks week ahead: IPSA faces MSCI aftershocks, SQM results and key data

Chile’s S&P CLX IPSA index closed Friday at 10,877.74, down 1.56%, capping a 4.8% monthly drop—its worst since October 2023—amid MSCI-driven repositioning. Retailers and banks led declines; Cencosud fell 5.95%. The peso weakened to 873.71 per dollar. The central bank will release January IMACEC data Monday, and SQM reported 2025 net income of $588.1 million.
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Vietnam stocks week ahead: Ho Chi Minh VN-Index faces a settlement test after T+2 glitch

Vietnam stocks week ahead: Ho Chi Minh VN-Index faces a settlement test after T+2 glitch

Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange will reopen Monday after a KRX system maintenance delay disrupted some T+2 settlements late last week. The VN-Index closed Friday at 1,880.33, up 0.04%, while the VN30 index fell 0.39%. Settlement issues were resolved by Friday afternoon, according to state media. Traders await Monday’s manufacturing PMI and key February economic data later in the week.
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NGX Group dividend and bonus plan jolts the stock — what Nigeria’s market watches this week

NGX Group dividend and bonus plan jolts the stock — what Nigeria’s market watches this week

NGX Group shares jumped 9.8% Friday to 124 naira after posting a 44% rise in 2025 operating profit and declaring a 3 naira full-year dividend plus a 1-for-3 bonus issue. The NGX All Share Index ended February up 23.9% year-to-date at 192,826.78 points, with market capitalisation at 123.76 trillion naira. The market reopens Monday after the weekend closure.
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Egypt stock market week ahead: EGX30 futures go live as Cairo shares slide

Egypt stock market week ahead: EGX30 futures go live as Cairo shares slide

Egypt’s stock exchange launched futures trading on the EGX30 index Sunday, marking its first listed derivatives. The EGX30 fell 3.29% by mid-morning, with broader indices also down sharply. Telecom Egypt reported 2025 net profit more than doubled to 22.6 billion pounds; its shares dropped 2.31%. The IMF last week cleared Egypt to draw $2.3 billion after completing program reviews.
1 March 2026
Iran strikes and gas shutdown put Tel Aviv Stock Exchange TA-35 on edge — what to watch this week

Iran strikes and gas shutdown put Tel Aviv Stock Exchange TA-35 on edge — what to watch this week

Israel’s Energy Ministry ordered a temporary shutdown of parts of its natural gas reservoirs after joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran. The TA-35 index closed Friday up 0.65% at 4,128.36. Chevron’s Leviathan field and Energean’s production vessel were both shut. Investors await Monday’s market reopen amid heightened geopolitical tensions and an OPEC+ meeting.
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SET Index week ahead: Thai stocks brace for oil shock, dividends and a short trading week

SET Index week ahead: Thai stocks brace for oil shock, dividends and a short trading week

Thailand’s SET Index closed Friday at 1,528.26, down 0.35%, with turnover at 104.31 billion baht. Oil and travel stocks drew attention after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The market is closed March 3, with volatility expected when trading resumes. The baht traded at 31.0580 per U.S. dollar, little changed from the previous day.
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Indonesia Stocks Week Ahead: IDX’s New Shareholder List, Free-Float Rule and Inflation Data Set the Tone

Indonesia Stocks Week Ahead: IDX’s New Shareholder List, Free-Float Rule and Inflation Data Set the Tone

Indonesia’s stock exchange will publish a new shareholder list and begin phasing in a 15% free-float rule next week, potentially forcing over 200 firms to sell more shares. The Jakarta Composite Index fell 0.44% last week to 8,235.485, with banks rising and energy and mining stocks declining. Bakrie & Brothers plans a rights issue of up to 90 billion shares, targeting IDR 4–6.5 trillion. Monday’s trade and inflation data may shift market sentiment.
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Taiwan stocks week ahead: Taiex at lofty levels as U.S. jobs and AI jitters hit tech

Taiwan stocks week ahead: Taiex at lofty levels as U.S. jobs and AI jitters hit tech

Taiwan’s Taiex index closed at 35,414.49 before the Peace Memorial Day holiday, up about 5.38% since Feb. 11, with market value reaching NT$115.41 trillion, the Taiwan Stock Exchange said. Trading resumes Monday after the break. Chip and AI-related stocks remain key movers, while U.S. economic data is expected to drive early-week sentiment. Turnover last Thursday totaled NT$1.14 trillion, according to CNA.
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IBEX 35 week ahead: Oil shock risk, Santander jitters and fresh data in focus on Spain’s BME

IBEX 35 week ahead: Oil shock risk, Santander jitters and fresh data in focus on Spain’s BME

Spanish stocks reopen Monday after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran raised supply fears and pushed Brent oil toward $100. The IBEX 35 last closed down 0.73% at 18,360.80, with banks under pressure after Santander fell 2.8% on UK credit worries. Acciona Energia proposed a 93% dividend cut and flagged 2 billion euros in asset sales. Amadeus beat earnings forecasts and approved a 500 million euro buyback.
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Nasdaq Nordic Week Ahead: OMXS30 ends February at 3,222.75 as PMIs, inflation and U.S. jobs loom

Nasdaq Nordic Week Ahead: OMXS30 ends February at 3,222.75 as PMIs, inflation and U.S. jobs loom

Stockholm’s OMXS30 closed Friday up 0.55% at 3,222.75, hitting a record high, while the OMX Nordic 40 rose 0.61% to 2,617.28. Ericsson gained 2.9%, with Boliden and AstraZeneca also rising over 2%. SEB fell 1.6%. Traders now await Swedish PMI and inflation data, plus the upcoming U.S. payrolls report.
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  • New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Plans to Shrink Fed Balance Sheet, Impacting Stocks and Bonds
    May 17, 2026, 4:42 AM EDT. Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve chair, aims to significantly reduce the Fed's $6.7 trillion balance sheet, reversing the supportive strategy that fueled a 15-year stock market boom. The Federal Reserve's quantitative easing since 2010 helped the S&P 500 multiply over sixfold. Warsh argues the large balance sheet overly distorts markets and disproportionately benefits asset holders. Shrinking it could push bond yields higher and increase borrowing costs for companies, potentially squeezing corporate profits. Investors should brace for increased market volatility and consider reducing exposure to highly valued tech stocks dependent on low interest rates and Fed support.

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Joby Aviation Slides Monday With Air-Taxi in Focus

Joby Aviation Slides Monday With Air-Taxi in Focus

17 May 2026
Joby Aviation shares closed Friday at $10.36, down 2.6% for the day and 4.7% for the week. CEO JoeBen Bevirt-linked trusts sold over 421,000 shares under a preset 10b5-1 plan, filings showed. The stock traded between $10.04 and $10.58 during a volatile week. Broader markets and eVTOL sector peers also declined.
ImmunityBio’s BCG Agreement Puts Monday’s Trading in Focus

ImmunityBio’s BCG Agreement Puts Monday’s Trading in Focus

17 May 2026
ImmunityBio closed at $7.97 Friday, down 2.2% after announcing exclusive U.S. rights to Japan BCG Laboratory’s Tokyo-172 strain for bladder cancer therapy. The Tokyo strain remains investigational in the U.S. and is not FDA-approved. Nasdaq was closed for the weekend; the next trading session is Monday. ImmunityBio’s Q1 product revenue rose to $44.2 million with $380.9 million in cash and securities.
Infleqtion Shares Slide After Record Revenue, Market Looks to Next INFQ Catalyst

Infleqtion Shares Slide After Record Revenue, Market Looks to Next INFQ Catalyst

17 May 2026
Infleqtion Inc. shares fell 10.95% to $12.44 Friday, capping a rough week for quantum tech stocks. The company reported a first-quarter net loss of $30.3 million on $9.5 million in revenue, with 85% from government contracts. Infleqtion launched a new RF sensing platform and raised its 2026 revenue outlook, but warned of continued operating losses.
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