Stock market falls resume as US-Israel war with Iran drives up oil and gas prices

FTSE 100 and France’s CAC down 1.5%; Germany’s DAX and Italy’s FTSE MIB down 1.6%; the Dow Jones was down 2%

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Oil price continues to rise amid Middle East crisis but stock markets rebound across Asia

Reports of attack on US registered tanker in Gulf lifts crude by 3% to $84 a barrel as gas price also starts to climb

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War in Middle East threatens UK living standards growth; markets rally on report of Iran’s ‘secret outreach’ to end conflict – business live https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/mar/04/war-middle-east-uk-living-standards-growth-markets-energy-shock-live-news-updates #Business #Economics #StockMarkets #Oil #RachelReeves #SpringForecast2026
War in Middle East threatens UK living standards growth, as markets brace for energy shock – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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Global stock markets tumble as Trump bid to avert oil crisis in strait of Hormuz fails to reassure

South Korea’s Kospi leads market sell-off across Asia and Middle East, despite Trump’s suggestion US Navy could protect vessels moving through vital waterway

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Global stock markets slump amid Iran war as gas and oil prices rise

FTSE 100 on track for its worst day in 11 months, while Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s Kospi also fall

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Spring forecast: Rachel Reeves to insist government has ‘right economic plan’, as Middle East crisis threatens inflation spike – live updates

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the UK’s spring forecast

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