Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as an electronic screen (top) shows South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on March 13, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Monday, as investors continue to keep a cautious eye on

A picture taken on March 12, 2017, shows a view of an oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Crude oil prices surged Sunday, as the U.S. and Iran teetered on the brink of a renewed war after attacks on commercial ships in

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., April 10, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A U.S Navy guided missile destroyer fired on and disabled an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman before Marines boarded and