By Investing.com
Publication Date: 2026-03-15 09:54:00
- Iran war news, Fed rate decision, FOMC dot-plot, Powell news conference will be in focus this week.
- Nvidia is a buy as its annual GTC conference kicks off.
- Lululemon faces a reckoning with weak earnings and deepening boardroom drama.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, while oil prices extended their gains to above $100 per barrel as investors awaited further developments in the Iran war.
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All the major indexes posted steep weekly declines, with the 30-stock falling 2%, the dropping 1.6%, while the tech-heavy lost 1.3%, and the small-cap shed 1.8%.
The coming week will once again revolve around developments in the Middle East and oil prices as the conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran shows no signs of diminishing. Late Friday, the U.S. attacked military targets on Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil export hub.
Besides geopolitical worries, the next Fed FOMC meeting concludes on Wednesday. The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady for a second straight meeting. Along with its policy update, the FOMC will release new dot-plot projections for interest rates, unemployment and inflation. Post-meeting comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May, could also move markets.
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Other noteworthy economic readings in the week ahead include February’s Producer Price Index report Wednesday and new homes sales data Thursday.
And while the earnings season is all but over, a few notable…