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A livestream shows Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.

Trump may claim the war is ‘complete,’ but Wall Street expects the Fed to stay hawkish long after the conflict has ended

Even if the war winds down around month-end, that’s still enough time “to cause psychic damage to investors, consumers, and adversely affect economic data for the April release cycle in May,” Macquarie economists warned.

By Eleanor PringleMarch 11, 2026

Photo: A man walks near a banner displayed at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on March 10, 2026, depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) watching as his successor the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) hands over a national flag to his son and new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R). Iran marked the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father as its supreme leader with a new barrage of missiles against Israel and the Gulf states on March 9, as the Middle East war sent oil prices soaring. (Photo by AFP) / Attention editors: AFP covers the war in the Middle East through its extensive regional network, including bureaus in Tehran, Jerusalem, and several neighboring countries. Since the start of the conflict, journalists have been working under increasingly restrictive conditions. Authorities in several countries have limited reporters' movements, photo and live video coverage from sensitive locations. Some governments and armed groups have banned images of missile or drone strikes and other security-related sites. /

Iran’s new supreme leader is injured but reportedly ‘safe’ as traders sour on war exit strategy

By Jim EdwardsMarch 11, 2026

Israeli President’s message to CEOs in D.C.: ‘We need to be steadfast, take a deep breath, and finish the undermining of Iran’

By Diane BradyMarch 11, 2026

How the Iran War is related to the real winner of the Iraq War 20 years ago

By Farah N. Jan and The ConversationMarch 10, 2026

Iran is reportedly laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz—Trump threatens to hit back ’20 times harder’

By Jake AngeloMarch 10, 2026

Something’s different about America since the early 2000s and it has to do with drill, baby, drill

By Amy Myers Jaffe and The ConversationMarch 10, 2026

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