Isabel Wang

Markets reporter @MarketWatch [email protected]

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

I’ve joined @MarketWatch as a markets reporter based in New York! I mainly cover U.S. financial markets including stock and bond markets, as well as currency, commodities and other assets that are volatile in the current economic turbulence.

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[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

Oil prices and Treasury yields have lurched higher in tandem over the past three months. Now the new worry on Wall Street is that investors are simply losing patience and demanding higher compensation to lend money to the government: https://t.co/pPzgcIOmGT via @MarketWatch

[Myra Saefong @MktwSaefong]

The Iran war is jacking up fertilizer prices and forcing farmers to make tough calls. ‘If I guess wrong, I lose the farm.’ https://t.co/Ut7uqEhYAk via @MarketWatch

[Myra Saefong @MktwSaefong]

Global oil prices jump 7% to top $97 a barrel after Iran reportedly suspends talks with U.S. and fully closes Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/6lDEWTZrJn via @MarketWatch @Isabelxwang

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

The Iran war may be winding down, but oil prices may not roll back to levels seen before the conflict very soon. https://t.co/4EJDIGOlWf My latest with @MktwSaefong :

[MarketWatch Economy @MKTWeconomics]

‘We have plenty’: Here’s the real story behind the record drop in America’s oil reserves @MktwSaefong @ClaudiaAssisMW https://t.co/kP68ILmnn2 via @MarketWatch

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

Inflation-protected funds don’t always protect against inflation. With inflation hitting a three-year high in April due to the oil shock from the Iran war, the premise in their name is once again being tested. My latest: https://t.co/XOSGgQYgZo via @MarketWatch

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

INVESTORS: Did you invest in a TIPS ETF thinking you were getting direct exposure to U.S. government inflation-protected bonds, only to later realize the fund worked differently than you expected? If so, I’d love to hear your experience for a @MarketWatch story! DM me or 📩at:

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

@MarketWatch [email protected]

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

INVESTORS: Did you invest in a TIPS ETF thinking you were getting direct exposure to U.S. government inflation-protected bonds, only to later realize the fund worked differently than you expected? If so, I’d love to hear your experience for a @MarketWatch story! DM me or 📩at:

[Myra Saefong @MktwSaefong]

Global oil prices drop below $105 a barrel on hopes the U.S.-Iran war will soon end https://t.co/TorWssggzJ via @MarketWatch @Isabelxwang

[Myra Saefong @MktwSaefong]

The U.S. dollar has barely budged this year — but that could be about to change https://t.co/JUMkJmnmuP via @MarketWatch @Isabelxwang

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

Tariffs, Taiwan, AI -- and then there’s Iran. Investors parsing this week’s U.S.-China summit for good news may be missing the one that could hurt them the most. Here's why: https://t.co/MfQ8q0RvR5 via @MarketWatch

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

Think your fund is getting you into SpaceX and Anthropic? Think again. @WillGavin__ took a look under the hood of a buzzy closed-end fund claiming to offer pre-IPO access, and the math isn't mathing. Don't buy the hype until you read this:
https://t.co/kGFpZqovGl via @MarketWatch

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

Global oil prices top $114 a barrel on worries over supply disruptions due to renewed Middle East tensions https://t.co/xmSMzeNYMB via @MarketWatch

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

A rare move by Japan to support its currency on Thursday helped rescue the yen from its weakest level in about 40 years — but high oil prices brought on by the Iran war are hindering the chances of a stronger recovery. My latest: https://t.co/P0peTby9kF via @MarketWatch

[Eric Wallerstein @ericwallerstein]

thanks @Isabelxwang Japan just put a ‘Band-Aid’ on the yen. Why high oil prices could soon rip it off: https://t.co/tM158S6TUa

[Isabel Wang @Isabelxwang]

Iran is running out of places to park its oil, and in just a few weeks, global crude supply could take another hit that few investors are prepared for. My latest:

[Myra Saefong @MktwSaefong]

Stocks may be missing this looming danger in the oil market https://t.co/IewZpBMxgx via @MarketWatch @Isabelxwang

[Myra Saefong @MktwSaefong]

"A weaker OPEC translates into directionally lower oil prices over the long run," says Pavel Molchanov, Raymond James. https://t.co/KBLiQXJgFa via @MarketWatch

[Myra Saefong @MktwSaefong]

Energy stocks are trouncing the rest of the stock market in 2026. Why the Iran war could erode those gains from here. https://t.co/ci6D2LXQHT via @MarketWatch @Isabelxwang

[Myra Saefong @MktwSaefong]

Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open.’ Here’s what that really means. https://t.co/A4WIkjgdwH via @MarketWatch @Isabelxwang