What’s News in Markets: Oil Prices Surge, Bond Selloff, and Iran Fallout

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of rising oil prices on the stock market and the sharp decline in foreign stocks, alongside the effects of the Middle East conflict on investment strategies.

What do rising oil prices mean for the stock market? And why did foreign stocks fall so sharply this week? Plus, how did the war in the Middle East scramble the 60-40 portfolio? Host Hannah Erin Lang discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Hannah Erin Lang

Topics covered

• oil prices
• stock market
• foreign stocks
• bond selloff
• Middle East conflict

Keywords

• oil prices
• stock market
• bond selloff
• foreign stocks
• 60-40 portfolio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Wall Street Journal

Products: 60-40 portfolio

Places: Iran

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