New Delhi, April 5 -- In the week ahead on Wall Street, investors will prioritize several key economic metrics, specifically inflation reports -the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index and the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Crude oil will also remain a primary focus following the Sunday decision by eight OPEC members to raise production starting in May. This move comes as prices spike due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade and escalating anxieties surrounding the US-Israel conflict with Iran.

Oil valuations stayed high after a Wednesday speech by President Donald Trump, in which he pledged continued US strikes against Iran and provided no definitive timeline for concluding the Middle East hostilities. Consequently, a barrel of US cr...