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March
19, 2026
Sydney,
Australia to Wall Street, New York
Pop
Culture Themes:
"Mercy,
Mercy, Mercy" (Cannonball Adderley)
"Gold" (Spandau Ballet)
"The Wall Street Hustle" (10cc)
"I've Got Friday On My Mind" (The Easybeats)
Markets
ASX
futures down 108 points/1.2%: 8581
AUD -0.6% at US70.62¢
BTC $70,784.99 -5.01%
Dow -1.2%
S&P -0.8%
NAS -0.9%
Gold -2.6% to $US4874.06 an oz
Silver 75.300 -3.899
Oil +4.5% at $US108.05 a b
Iron -1.3% at $US107.35 a ton
Coal 134.75 -0.25
News
Numbers
Double Check
Australian
Dollar: $0.7020 USD (down $0.0080 USD) Iron Ore: $107.35
USD (down $1.45 USD)
Oil Price: $99.80 USD (up $3.88 USD)
Gold Price: $4,807.40 USD (down $196.13 USD)
Copper Price: $5.5000 USD (down $0.2715 USD)
Dow Jones: 46,225.15 (down 768.11 points)
News
ASX
rises before Fed call; DroneShield gains
The
Australian sharemarket posted a modest gain on Wednesday,
with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.3 per cent to close
at 8,640.6 points. Local investors were awaiting the
US Federal Reserve's upcoming monetary policy board
meeting; US interest rates are expected to remain
on hold, following the Reserve Bank's decision to
increase official interest rates earlier this week.
BHP rose 0.7 per cent to $50.09, Viva Energy Group
was up 3.9 per cent to $2.11 and DroneShield advanced
10.5 per cent to $4.44. (RMS)
News
Betting
on Americas and keeping BHP whole
BHP
has ended long-running speculation about succession
planning after announcing that Brandon Craig will
succeed CEO Mike Henry. The BHP veteran has ruled
out demerging assets such as the resources group's
copper mines during his tenure, which will start on
1 July. Craig says he believes that a diversified
model is still superior, especially in the mining
sector. He argues that BHP's ability to use its flagship
iron ore division to fund projects such as copper
and potash mines differentiates it from rivals. Craig
says BHP may be open to mergers and acquisitions,
although he says any such opportunities would need
to be compelling to compete with its internal growth
options. He has also indicated that BHP's focus will
shift to the Americas, where many of its growth projects
are located. (RMS)
News
A
most powerful, anonymous miner
South
African-born Brandon Craig has quietly risen through
BHP's ranks since joining the resources group in 1999;
he also has a much lower profile than top industry
leaders and the other internal candidates who had
been tipped to replace outgoing CEO Mike Henry. Meanwhile,
Craig has used his first press conference as BHP's
incoming CEO to confirm that BHP will shift its focus
to the Americas under his leadership; he was previously
BHP's president of the Americas, a role that included
copper mines in South America and potash mining in
Canada. (RMS)
News
Woodside
taps insider amid energy turmoil
Woodside
Energy's chairman Richard Goyder has praised new CEO
Liz Westcott, stating that she was the "outstanding
candidate" to succeed Meg O'Neill. Westcott has
been the acting CEO since O'Neill resigned in late
2025 to take the helm at BP. Westcott joined Woodside
in 2023, and has previously worked at ExxonMobil and
EnergyAustralia. Westcott says she will hold meetings
with Woodside's partners, investors, shareholders,
employees and government officials across its global
operations over the next several months. (RMS)
News
Shares
Alphabet
Inc Class A
$307.69 -3.23 -1.04%
TKO
Group Holdings Inc
$201.03 +0.64 +0.32%
Netflix
Inc
$94.70 +0.34 +0.36%
Paramount
Skydance Corp
$9.00 -0.23 -2.49%
Warner
Bros Discovery Inc
$27.35 -0.29 -1.05%
Mineral
Resources Ltd
$54.30 -0.86 -1.56%
(ASX)
Lynas
Rare Earths Ltd
$20.39 +0.37 +1.85%
(ASX)
Arafura
Rare Earths Ltd
$0.27 +0.0050 +1.89%
(ASX)
Mp
Materials Corp
$57.54 -1.76 -2.97%
BHP
Group Ltd
$68.30 -2.18 -3.09%
Caterpillar
Inc
$693.62 -8.38 -1.19%
Tesla
Inc
$392.78 -6.49 -1.63%
Light
& Wonder Inc CHESS
$114.38 -0.050 -0.044%
(ASX)
Wynn
Resorts Ltd
$101.62 -1.71 -1.65%
News
Gold
News
Gold
is back in focus as markets react to geopolitics
The market is fixated on the threat of accelerating
inflation driven by high energy prices. As a result,
central banks are expected to adopt a tighter monetary
policy, keeping rates at high levels or even raising
them. This has a positive impact on fiat currencies
and strips gold of its key feature as a store of value
amid currency debasement. It is no surprise that the
precious metal, which had got off to a strong start,
has been losing out to Bitcoin and the US dollar since
the start of the armed conflict in the Middle East.
Although gold is generally regarded as a safe-haven
asset, in the early stages of financial market turmoil,
investors often choose to flee to liquidity. They
favour fiat currencies and are far more willing to
buy US dollar-nominated short-term treasuries.
Gold
prices usually recover only if market shocks worsen,
fears of recession or stagflation rise, and central
banks start adding liquidity. Bank of America believes
that the markets are still underestimating the scale
of the potential consequences of geopolitical tension.
They are fixated on the threat of accelerating inflation
and are not considering a global economic downturn.
Therefore, the longer the conflict between the US,
Israel and Iran lasts, the better it is for the precious
metal.
UBS
Global Wealth Management notes that gold serves as
a hedge against currency devaluation, rising budget
deficits and recession. All of these could result
from a geopolitical shock. The firm therefore maintains
its bullish outlook on gold. In its view, the precious
metal could rise to the $5,900-$6,200 range before
the end of this year. However, gold must first weather
the storm of numerous central bank meetings. The RBA
has already raised its cash rate to 4.15%. Investors
now expect ‘hawkish’ rhetoric from the rest.
The ECB and the Bank of Japan are ready to tackle
inflation, and the futures market expects them to
tighten monetary policy. The Fed and the Bank of England
are most likely to talk about prolonged pauses in
their cycles.
Thus,
gold appears to be a win-win option. It will gain
if the conflict in the Middle East drags on, and will
not lose if it ends. Investors just need to be patient
for a little while. (FxPro)
News
Crypto
Market Tests Breakout Above Key Resistance
Market
Overview
Crypto
market capitalisation increased by a further 2.7%
in the last 24 hours, reaching $2.54 trillion. At
its peak earlier in the day, the market climbed to
$2.58 trillion, its highest since early February.
This indicates a period of consolidation above the
50-day moving average, an attempt to break free from
the correction pattern following the decline, and
a move above the 61.8% retracement level of the initial
movement.
The
sentiment index gained 5 points to reach 28 for the
day, breaking out of the extreme fear zone and hitting
its highest level since late January. This indicator's
positive signal complements the favourable technical
picture.
Bitcoin
rose to $76K, later retreating to $74K, where it is
trading as the European session begins. The market
is currently testing the rally's stability. Meanwhile,
sentiment in traditional markets has shifted: gold
and stock indices closed higher on Monday, while the
dollar index dived back below 100.
News
Background
According
to CoinShares, global investment in crypto funds rose
by $1.1 billion last week, marking the third week
of inflows after five weeks of outflows.
Investments
in Bitcoin increased by $793 million, in Ethereum
by $315 million, in Solana by $9 million, and in Chainlink
by $3 million.
Since
the beginning of the Iranian crisis, the total assets
under management (AuM) in global crypto ETFs have
grown by 9.4% to $140 billion, according to CoinShares.
Over
the past 30 days, users have withdrawn more than 32,060
BTC from crypto exchanges. Only 2.44 million BTC remain
on the balance sheets of trading platforms, the lowest
figure in recent years, according to Crypto Patel.
Ethereum
has outpaced Bitcoin in growth rates amid the return
of institutional investors. According to Arkham, Erik
Voorhees, the former CEO of the ShapeShift crypto
exchange, purchased 24,968 ETH worth $56.5 million
after a one-year hiatus.
Strategy
bought a further 22,337 BTC ($1.57 billion) last week
at an average price of $70,946 per coin. This is the
largest bitcoin purchase since November 2024. Strategy
now owns 761,068 BTC, bought for $57.61 billion at
an average price of $75,696 per bitcoin.
BitMine
acquired approximately 60,000 ETH over the past week.
The company's reserves now total 4.59 million ETH,
representing 3.81% of the Ethereum market supply.
BitMine aims to accumulate 5% of all ether. (FxPro)
News
March
18
The
euro has made some recovery
EURUSD
is finding support from the ECB.
Donald
Trump is calling on the Fed to cut interest rates.
Donald Trump seems to have found Tehran’s Achilles’
heel – Kharg Island, which serves as a port for
exporting up to 90% of Iranian oil. Brent oil prices
declined somewhat after threats to destroy energy
infrastructure on the island if the Strait of Hormuz
is not opened. Consequently, EURUSD mounted a counterattack
to retest the 1.15 resistance level. As the conflict
in the Middle East escalates, the link between the
US dollar and oil grows stronger. This is leading
to a bullish outlook on the USD index until the standoff
ends. The euro has been one of the main casualties
amid fears of a return of the energy crisis in Europe.
Once markets set aside their emotions and began thinking
rationally, an opportunity for a pullback in EURUSD
appeared. Indeed, current events have global implications.
This differs from 2022, when the greatest impact was
felt in the eurozone. Four years ago, the ECB lagged
significantly behind the Fed in tightening monetary
policy. This was one of the reasons the Euro fell
below parity with the Dollar from August to November
2022. This time, the European Central Bank is determined
not to let history repeat itself. It is prepared to
raise rates to maintain control over prices. According
to the regulator’s estimates from December 2023,
a surge in Brent crude from $80 to $130 per barrel
would slow GDP by 0.75 percentage points and add around
1 percentage point to inflation. Donald Trump, on
the other hand, anticipates that the Fed will ease
monetary policy. The President has urged Jerome Powell
to convene an extraordinary FOMC meeting and cut interest
rates. In his view, even a primary school pupil can
see the necessity of this. It is unlikely that Committee
members will heed the Republicans’ call, although
they may keep the door open for a resumption of the
monetary expansion cycle. The futures market has been
too quick to dismiss the possibility of two rate hikes
in 2026. If the Fed maintains its previous stance,
EURUSD is likely to rise. However, while oil prices
are firmly trending upwards, any increase in the main
currency pair will be seen as a correction. Without
the resumption of operations in the Strait of Hormuz
and a resolution to the conflict in the Middle East,
the US dollar will remain strong. Local gains in EURUSD
may be linked to reports of tankers passing through
the world’s main oil artery, as several Indian
vessels have done. (FxPro)
News
March
16
Middle
East/World Biz News
Central
banks are trying to get back into the spotlight
A
flurry of central bank meetings is coming up this
week
Gold
is under pressure due to the shift in the outlook
for Fed rates
Confidence
in the Fed is growing, but this is not saving the
central banks. The conflict in the Middle East has
pulled the blanket over itself. It has become the
main driver of pricing in the financial markets. The
federal judge’s ruling that the Justice Department’s
subpoenas to Jerome Powell were unlawful has provided
yet another reason to buy the US dollar. If the Fed
is under protection, it is not possible to put pressure
on it to cut rates. The US President has come up against
a brick wall with the Supreme Court and the Federal
Court in cases concerning tariffs, as well as against
Jerome Powell. The chances of him succeeding in dismissing
FOMC Governor Lisa Cook are also slim. A blitzkrieg
against Iran is not working out either. Tehran has
no intention of surrendering, however much Trump tries
to convince the markets otherwise. The plan to release
400 million barrels from strategic reserves is failing.
It will take time to implement. The maximum that IEA
members can put on the market is 3 million bpd. Even
by the most optimistic estimates, the loss of global
supply due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
amounts to 10 million bpd. Oil prices continue to
rise, and as Brent rallies, central banks’ hopes
of regaining their role as the main newsmakers in
the Forex market are fading. It has been a while since
we’ve seen such a packed five-day schedule of
central bank meetings. Whilst the Fed is certain to
discuss the two-way risks posed by the conflict in
the Middle East to the US economy, the ECB and the
Bank of Japan are likely to hint at near-term rate
rises. The RBA is even ready to raise the cash rate
to 4.15%, which provides a tailwind for the Australian
dollar. The Federal Reserve, the Bank of England,
the Swiss National Bank, and the Bank of Canada intend
to extend the pause in their policy-easing cycles
until the end of the year. The higher the rates, the
greater the appeal of currencies and bonds denominated
in them. Gold must now forget about debasement trading,
which served it faithfully in 2025 and early 2026.
The precious metal feels out of its depth against
the backdrop of the Fed’s rate cut prospects
being pushed back from June to September and derivatives
losing their illusions of two federal funds rate cuts
in 2026. (FxPro)
News
The
Australian Financial Review wins Media Man 'Newspaper
Of The Month' award
Roy
Morgan wins Media Man 'Media Series Company Of The
Month' award
The
Australian Financial Review wins Media Man 'Newspaper
Of The Month' award; Runner-up: The Australian
Google
wins Media Man 'Search Engine Of The Month' award
Netflix
wins Media Man 'Streaming Service Of The Month' award
WWE
wins Media Man 'Wrestling Promotion Of The Month'
award
UFC
wins 'Combat Sports Brand Of The Month' award; Runner-ups:
Most Valuable Promotions, Everlast
Mack
Trucks wins Media Man 'Truck Brand Of The Month' award
CAT
wins Media Man 'Heavy Industry Brand Of The Month'
award
Dynasty:
The Murdochs wins 'Streaming Show Of The Month' award
(Netflix)
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Richard
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Fenech (representing 888 Poker at time of photograph)
Max
Markson (Markson Sparks!) Generating media
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Andrew
'Twiggy' Forrest. More positive exposure for Fortescue
Metals and GenerationOne 
Stan
Lee (Marvel Entertainment). News media including
Daily Telegraph picked up on the Supanova
expo as well as the AWF t-shirt.
100,000s of readers and eyeballs! 
Hulk
Hogan blitzed the media on his Hulk-A-Mania tour of Australia 
AWF
(Australasian Wrestling Federation) 
Cheyne
Horan, pro surfing legend, visits Maroubra Beach 
Nova's
Mup comes to Maroubra, as heard across the Nova
network and seen on YouTube 
Tabcorp
Gaming Services. (TAB). Australasian
Gaming Expo, Sydney, Australia.
Creative: Human
Statue Bodyart 
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Pure Gold Live. Creative: Human
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Moore Park, Sydney 
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