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Stocks Stage Modest Advance While Oil Closes Above $100

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains largely paralyzed.

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U.S. Pending-Home Sales Rose in February

The pending home sales index, a leading indicator of house sales based on contract signings, rose 1.8% on month to 72.1. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a 0.6% decline.

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Bank of Canada to Stand Pat on Rates, Await Fallout From Energy-Price Shock

Economists expect the central bank to hold its policy rate steady as the war in the Middle East threatens to lift inflation expectations.

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Fed Keeps Getting Hit With New Shocks in Yearslong Inflation Fight

A series of supply setbacks has kept prices above target for five years. Now officials have to put a number on what that means for interest rates.

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Chinese Economy’s Bright Start Masks Uneven Growth as External Risks Loom

China’s economy got off to a solid start this year but that momentum may prove hard to sustain as the world’s largest oil importer navigates the conflict in the Middle East and continued pressures at home.

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Fund managers increased their cash reserves at the outset of war by the most since COVID emerged

The deterioration in investor sentiment from last month to this has been marked but it’s nowhere near as bad as it was after Liberation Day in April 2025

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German Financial Sentiment Plummets on Iran War

Confidence among investors fell sharply this month as the conflict in the Middle East continued and energy prices surged.

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World Bank Embraces Industrial Policy, Abandoning Three Decades of Stigma

The bank published a report in 1993 which helped disparage industrial policy. Governments were instead encouraged to let markets operate without direction or barriers.

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Oil Prices Rise. Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Help on Iran, After NATO Allies Say No.

The Brent and WTI benchmarks were clawing back losses after fresh strikes by Iran fueled fears about disruption of crude flows.

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The Blowup That Exposed How America’s Banks Are Entangled in Private Credit

The Western Alliance vs. Jefferies fight exposes risks to bank backing for private credit.

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Australia’s RBA Raises Rates in Split Decision as Inflation Fears Intensify

The Reserve Bank of Australia increased the official cash rate to 4.10% as the conflict in Iran worsened existing concerns around an acceleration in inflation.

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Indonesia’s Central Bank Holds Rates as Middle East Risks Cloud Outlook

Indonesia’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged Tuesday, a widely expected move as the conflict in the Middle East raises risks for the economy.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 17, 2026 19:15 ET (23:15 GMT)

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