Daily Market Brief

Category: Daily Brief · Date: 2026-03-18

PPI SHOCK: +0.7% MoM (vs +0.3% est) — hottest since Jan. Gold crashes -$120 to $4,888 (-2.40%). Dollar surges. VIX spikes to 22.96. Hawkish dot plot now near-certainty at 2 PM. Brent $105.95 (+2.45%). BofA FMS crashed 8.2→5.6 (biggest since COVID). 51% stagflation. MU earnings tonight. 4 central banks Thu. Triple witching Fri. CNN F&G 22.

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