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As the war in the Middle East entered its second week and concerns over a collapse in energy supply chains spread, Asian stock markets plunged more than 6% and international oil prices surged past $108, plunging global financial markets into unprecedented fear.
As geopolitical tensions stemming from Iran intensified, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 6.2% while South Korea’s Kospi dropped 6.3%, marking the worst downturn in Asian markets in years. In the crude oil market, Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose above $108 per barrel, heightening inflationary pressure. Investors are clearly moving funds away from risk assets and into safe-haven assets such as the U.S. dollar.
The cryptocurrency market has also failed to escape global macroeconomic uncertainty, trending downward as investor sentiment rapidly weakens. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.4% from the previous session to $66,249, while Ethereum (ETH) slipped 0.7% to trade around $1,945, threatening key support levels. Investors, concerned that the war in the Middle East could become prolonged, are reducing the proportion of risk assets in their portfolios. This is contributing to a temporary slowdown in liquidity supply within the digital asset market.
Market experts warn that the sharp plunge in Asian equities may signal more than a short-term correction and could mark the beginning of a recession driven by surging global energy prices. Countries heavily dependent on energy imports, such as South Korea and Japan, are being directly hit by rising oil prices, visibly weakening corporate profitability and fueling a vicious cycle of further stock market declines. As the correlation between cryptocurrencies and equities increases again, digital assets are also falling in tandem, calling for cautious responses from market participants.
With the dollar index maintaining its strength, the preference for safe-haven assets is expected to persist for the time being, likely limiting the recovery momentum of the crypto market. For Bitcoin, holding the $66,000 support level will be a key watershed determining the short-term trend, while Ethereum’s defense of the $1,900 level is being tested. Given the extreme volatility in the market, investors must closely monitor developments in the geopolitical crisis and energy price trends while thoroughly managing risk.
The collapse of Asian financial markets alongside the simultaneous decline in digital assets is seen as a symbolic event underscoring peak global economic uncertainty. Rather than focusing solely on short-term chart movements, investors should carefully analyze the direction of the war and the resulting macroeconomic changes, calmly observing the market’s reassessment process.
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