An electronic quotation board displaying the foreign exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar along a street in Tokyo on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists queue up at a Star Oil petrol station in Luang Prabang on March 16, 2026, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists queue up at a Star Oil petrol station in Luang Prabang on March 16, 2026, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists queue up at a Star Oil petrol station in Luang Prabang on March 16, 2026, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists queue up at a Star Oil petrol station in Luang Prabang on March 16, 2026, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists queue up at a Star Oil petrol station in Luang Prabang on March 16, 2026, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists queue up at a Star Oil petrol station in Luang Prabang on March 16, 2026, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

A man fills a motorist's container at a petrol station in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP via Getty Images)