[MARKET UPDATE] Equities come under pressure. Driven by energy upside (IEA recommendation as exp., Axios cites officials looking for at least two more weeks of Iran strikes), and as yields tick higher (driven by energy & the morning's hawkish ECB remarks)

The pressure on equities is primarily a response to rising energy prices, fueled by geopolitical tensions regarding Iran and a hawkish tone from the ECB.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 11 Mar 2026, 14:50 UTCOn the live feed at 14:30 UTC — 9 more headlines followed before this page went public

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14:36

EU Energy Commisioner Jorgensen welcomes the decision made by the IEA on coordinated release of oil reserves; "our oil coordinated group will meet on Thursday"

14:31

Stryker (SYK) the subject of a cyber attack, WSJ reports, incident may be linked to Iran

14:30

[MARKET UPDATE] Equities come under pressure. Driven by energy upside (IEA recommendation as exp., Axios cites officials looking for at least two more weeks of Iran strikes), and as yields tick higher (driven by energy & the morning's hawkish ECB remarks)

14:28

Uniper CEO says German gas storage levels are historically low at just over 20%, Handelsblatt reports; high gas prices will be passed onto consumers, ultimately. Market does not anticipate a prolonged crisis.

14:19

Naftogaz CEO says Russia is attacking the Odesa-Brody oil pipeline in Ukraine's Odesa for the second day in a row

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This suggests that markets are reacting to potential supply disruptions and inflationary pressures, which could tighten monetary policy further, thereby impacting growth forecasts and risk sentiment across the board.

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ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

Energy prices fell following Russian President Putin's more conciliatory comments.

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

ENERGY/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

- Brent (V6), after we published+1.2%

METALS/1 Sept · 08:06 UTC

Two oil supertankers were reportedly hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, reports citing Marisks suggest (details light)

Spot Gold, after we published−1.0%

FX/28 Aug · 14:00 UTC

Fed Chair Warsh says Fed has more work to do unless confident underlying inflation is moving towards 2% objective

DXY, after we published+0.5%

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