Category: Week in Review

Aluminum was very in the spotlight this past week on growing concern about damage inflicted on some of the Persian Gulf's key smelters.

Markets remained frazzled last week as the conflict in the Persian Gulf entered its fourth week – with no end in sight.

We had another topsy-turvy week in the markets as the war in Iran monopolized investor attention.

Markets have been taken aback by the intensity of the conflict and the Iranian retaliatory strikes on at least 14 different countries. Investors were also shaken by the severe disruptions to oil and gas flows coming out of the Persian Gulf.

In an unusual first, pretty much all the markets we follow finished higher last week.

The goal is to provide you with a snapshot of the market as it is.

A weekly review of global political developments, market volatility and key macroeconomic data shaping equities, commodities, energy and trade heading into the week of Feb. 16.