A Crude Awakening

2026-03-15 09:00:00 ET

Real Estate Weekly Outlook

U.S. equity markets dipped to four-month lows this week as volatility gripped global financial markets amid an intensification of the Iran war, sending oil prices to three-year highs and benchmark interest rates to multi-month highs. Reports of tanker explosions, attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and escalating strikes between allied forces and Iran fueled a steady stream of headlines that kept investors on edge. In an effort to temper the surge in oil prices, the White House pulled nearly every available lever - authorizing purchases of stranded Russian crude, coordinating with allies on strategic reserve releases, and signaling additional supply measures - though these efforts have struggled to offset the coordinated campaign by the wounded Iranian leadership and aligned actors to disrupt global energy flows....

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