Finance & Banking — Financial Markets Brace for Multiple Shocks: Iran Conflict, Fed Leadership Change, and Global Energy Crisis Converge

Finance & Banking · 2026-03-06

Today's developments reveal a complex web of interconnected challenges facing the financial sector. The convergence of geopolitical tensions with Iran, an impending Fed leadership transition, and growing energy market disruptions is creating a volatile environment for financial institutions. The potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to trigger an Asian energy crisis, while…