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ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
The ASX 200 saw around $100 billion wiped at the open as the war in Iran continues to escalate. Oil prices have surged more than 20% due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz; a critical checkpoint for the world's oil supply. Betashares chief economist ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which was held on February 26, prior to US strikes on Iran - Parker said we are moving into a more volatile global environment. "We are in a less globalised, more volatile, more disrupted ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Iran was hit by joint strikes from the United States and Israel over the weekend, after talks between the US and Iran over nuclear capabilities broke down. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in the conflict, and Iran ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... excluding China', which includes original BRICS members, as well as newer members like Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Iran. Under the multi-nodal trade patchwork scenario, the US share of global goods trade is projected to decline as it continues ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... dominate strategic sectors, using economic coercion to achieve its political aims and openly fostering closer ties with Russia, Iran and North Korea," Yeaman said. But geopolitical tensions are not the only issues facing the global economy. Yeaman said ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... August that already seems like another world. Since then, investors have had to deal with a short conflict between Israel and Iran, another between India and Pakistan, a series of confusing announcements from Trump on his tariff policies and a stream ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... Iran's nuclear capabilities. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said that while the US insisted the strikes were aimed at halting Iran's nuclear ambitions and not a regime change in the nation, US President Donald Trump's rhetoric suggests the potential ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... think that geopolitics is very complicated. It's scary. It's complicated - how we're going to deal with Russia, Iran, North Korea, and ultimately with China," he said. Despite the positives, he admits there is a sense of gloom in the US economy. ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... in Ukraine and the Middle East are expected to rage on. "'Maximum pressure' from Trump to resolve the war in Ukraine and Iran's nuclear aims could see the Ukraine and Middle East wars getting worse before they get better threatening higher oil prices ...

Future Fund exposed to dangerous Chinese investments: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... People's Liberation Army, involved in the oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and invested in sanctioned nations such as Russia, Iran, and North Korea. According to an audit conducted by opposition senator James Paterson in August, the $200 billion ...