Monthly News Letter Chaitra 2082
CHAITRA 2082 (MID-MARCH – MID-APRIL 2026) Nepal Capital Markets · Gold & Silver · Oil Crisis · US-Iran War · RSP Government · Economic Outlook EDITOR'S NOTE Chaitra 2082 arrived carrying the weight of history and the fire of global crisis. Nepal witnessed the swearing-in of its first single-party majority Prime Minister in 27 years — Balen Shah — even as the world outside spiraled into an energy shock of historic proportions. The US-Iran war erupted on February 28, sealed off the Strait of Hormuz, sent global oil prices past $120 per barrel, and began reshaping every economic equation Nepal's new government must solve. Gold surged past $4,850 per ounce. Silver climbed 150% year-on-year. Fuel prices in Nepal broke all-time records three times in a single month. Yet amidst all this turbulence, NEPSE climbed steadily to a peak of 2,960 point...