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Triple-witching

Central banks raise the inflation alarm, Israel will not strike Iranian energy sites, gold and silver sell-off accelerates, Nvidia to sell 1 million chips to Amazon, and Wall Street faces $5.7T triple-witching jolt...

Market Briefing

Mar 19, 2026

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10 min read

Strikes on energy

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, oil prices top $110 a barrel, Trump waives US shipping law to steady oil market, Iran and Israel trade strikes on energy facilities, and US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war...

Market Briefing

Mar 18, 2026

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12 min read

Military-industrial-financial complex

Trump ditches appeal for help in Iran war, Fed expected to hold rates, US diesel prices top $5 a gallon, K-shaped economy worsens, and a military-industrial-financial complex is rising in America...

Market Briefing

Mar 17, 2026

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11 min read

Chilly response

Trump gets chilly response from allies over demand on Hormuz, Nvidia sees $1 trillion AI chip demand by 2027, traders getting nervous over Iran’s $200 oil warning, Americans are spending $300M more on gasoline this month, and BofA agrees to settle claims it aided Epstein crimes...

Market Briefing

Mar 16, 2026

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10 min read

Weighing impact

Wall Street weighs impact of surging oil prices, Trump demands help from other countries to secure Hormuz, Gulf economies at risk of worst slump since 1990s, rare-earth miner Lynas to supply Pentagon, and Meta plans huge layoffs as AI costs mount...

Market Briefing

Mar 13, 2026

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10 min read

Trillion dollar catalyst

Nvidia and Palantir partnership a trillion-dollar catalyst, tech giants hover on cusp of correction, Iran vows to keep Hormuz closed, Senate passes first major housing bill, and Larry Fink predicts AI ‘bankruptcies’...

Market Briefing

Mar 12, 2026

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11 min read

Headhunting bankers

US to release 172M barrels of oil from reserve, two tankers attacked in Iraq waters, Pentagon headhunting bankers for ‘Economic Defense Unit’, Trump admin pursues new avenues for imposing tariffs, and Musk unveils joint Tesla-xAI project ‘Macrohard’...

Market Briefing

Mar 11, 2026

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11 min read

Mixed messages

Trump officials’ mixed messages prompt more volatility, stocks whipsawed by oil volatility, Iran war rocks hedge funds, war gives CEOs another excuse to tighten their belts, and Nvidia to provide chips and make 'significant investment' in OpenAI rival...

Market Briefing

Mar 10, 2026

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11 min read

Historic disruption

The biggest oil disruption in history, Trump signals possible end to war, G7 ‘stands ready’ to release emergency oil reserves, Netflix goes from M&A loser to market winner, and JPMorgan sees 10% correction in S&P 500...

Market Briefing

Mar 9, 2026

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11 min read

Oil soars

War sparks global economic and energy disruption, Oil prices soar near $120 a barrel, Gulf’s image as financial hub threatened, labor market weakness puts Fed in tough spot, and OpenAI leader resigns after deal with Pentagon...

Market Briefing

Mar 6, 2026

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11 min read

'Big disaster'

Trump admin eyes all options to tame oil prices, Iran warns US invasion would be ‘big disaster for them’, Oracle plans thousands of job cuts, Berkshire begins repurchasing shares, Robinhood launches Platinum Card with premium benefits...

Market Briefing

Mar 5, 2026

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11 min read

Refunds

Stocks rebound amid fresh Iran hopes, judge orders US Customs to process refunds on illegal Trump tariffs, Trump officially nominates Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell, Nvidia CEO hints at end of investments in OpenAI and Anthropic, and Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week...

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Triple-witching

Strikes on energy

Military-industrial-financial complex

Chilly response

Weighing impact

Trillion dollar catalyst

Headhunting bankers

Mixed messages

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'Big disaster'

Refunds

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