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Why Is Gold Falling While a War Is Raging?
The Iran war just entered dangerous new territory. Israel struck South Pars — Iran’s crown jewel and the world’s largest natural gas field. Iran hit back fast. It attacked Qatar’s massive LNG complex, targeted a UAE gas field, fired on a Saudi oil refinery, and struck two Kuwaiti gas units. Markets reacted immediately. Brent crude surged nearly 8% to $115 a barrel. US gas prices have jumped 90 cents in just 19 days — one of the fastest spikes on record. The Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global oil and LNG passes, remains largely blocked. Qatar — the world’s second-largest LNG exporter — had ... (full story)
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From finance.yahoo.com | Mar 19, 2026
Gold headed for the biggest weekly loss in six years, as war in the Middle East boosted energy and reduced expectations for rate cuts. Bullion traded near $4,685 an ounce, down almost 7% this week, the most since March 2020. Soaring crude, natural gas and fuel prices triggered by the conflict are raising inflation concerns, reducing prospects of central ...
Our response to Israel's attack on our infrastructure employed FRACTION of our power. The ONLY reason for restraint was respect for requested de-escalation. ZERO restraint if our infrastructures are struck again. Any end to this war must address damage to our civilian sites.
NETANYAHU: AIR STRIKES NOT ENOUGH, GROUND ACTION ALSO REQUIRED; OPTIONS BEING CONSIDERED BUT NOT DISCLOSED ... Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu: Israel is helping the US open the Strait of Hormuz. *NETANYAHU: CAN'T DO A REVOLUTION FROM THE AIR, THERE NEEDS TO BE A GROUND COMPONENT AS WELL ... Bibi: Israel acted alone on South Pars, Trump asked us to hold off on future such attacks pic.twitter.com/bZhhVADmuK
