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S&P 500 Falls As Potential 2026 Rate Cuts Taken Away By Fed
The S&P 500 dropped 1.9%, or 125.73 points, below its previous week's close to end the third trading week of March 2026 at 6,506.46. The escalation of oil and gas prices resulting from the Islamic Republic of Iran's efforts to shutter oil container ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued to set the big economic stories of the week.
The S&P 500 dropped 1.9%, or 125.73 points, below its previous week's close to end the third trading week of March 2026 at 6,506.46. The escalation of oil and gas prices resulting from the Islamic Republic of Iran's efforts to shutter oil container ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued to set the big economic stories of the week.