The dollar is on track for its best performance since July as conflict in the Middle East forces investors to reassess their strategies for the world’s main reserve currency.

Moldova is developing a legal framework for the full liberalization of currency transactions from the moment of accession to the EU. It will approve new rules for their implementation and remove provisions regulating authorizations from the legislation.

Following Trump’s ultimatum, Iran said that along with military bases, U.S.-affiliated financial institutions holding U.S. government bonds would be targeted.

Escalating conflict in the Middle East is driving investor demand for defensive assets as the war drags on. The dollar index, which measures the value of the U.S. currency against a basket of currencies, rose 0.03% to 99.53. The euro fell 0.06% to $1.1563. The yen rose 0.06% to 159.11 per dollar, while sterling weakened 0.06% to $1.3331.

New standards of consumer protection, on the one hand, and control over the activities of professional participants, on the other hand, are unlikely to cool down demand in the financial market. But, undoubtedly, they will add confidence to both sides of “money relations”.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in conjunction with the agency that oversees the commodities markets, has published informal guidelines it will use to classify cryptocurrency securities.

The annual GTC developer conference, taking place in San Jose from March 16-19, has long been a barometer of the entire artificial intelligence industry.

Adobe, a global leader in design, creative, marketing and document software, announced late last week quarterly results that exceeded revenue and earnings expectations and issued guidance for the current quarter that generally beat expectations.

Financial infrastructure and technology hubs in the Middle East have become priority targets for Iranian strikes as the regional conflict escalates. Last week, Iran officially declared banks and economic centers in the U.S. and Israel “legitimate targets.

The U.S. dollar reversed course on Monday, retreating from a three-month high after President Donald Trump suggested the conflict with Iran was nearing an end.

The sale of a block of 17,600 shares of Banca de Finanțe și Comerț JSC through direct negotiations was carried out on the Moldovan Stock Exchange.

The new round of subscription of natural persons-citizens for the purchase of state securities through eVMS.md started today, March 9-18, 2026.

AllUnity, a joint venture between DWS, Galaxy and Flow Traders, has expanded its list of stablecoins with a new token pegged to the Swiss franc, which has become a favorite hedge asset for big banks and analysts.

Cryptocurrency markets continue to be feverish, with high volatility and uncertainty in trends for most currencies and positions, according to Logos Press.

The artificial intelligence market is experiencing unprecedented growth in investment and company valuations, but with that comes increased worries from experts about a possible financial bubble that could lead to a sharp correction in the markets, according to Logos Press.

The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) announced that it has gained access to one of the largest and most important financial markets in the world – China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM), Logos Press reports.
