The International Energy Agency is consulting with governments in Asia and Europe on the release of more stockpiled oil 'if necessary' due to the Iran war, Executive Director Fatih Birol said https://reut.rs/4ssoQd3
Hong Kong police file fresh terrorism charge against pair over alleged bomb plot https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3347564/hong-kong-police-file-fresh-terrorism-charge-against-pair-over-alleged-bomb-plot?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1774251918
Spot gold fell below $4,100 per ounce and dropped 8.6%, or $388, intraday. The article said gold also broke several round-number support levels, and the decline so far this month exceeded 22%.
Japan’s largest labor union group said its workers secured an average pay hike exceeding 5% for a third straight year, a development that likely will keep the central bank on track for another interest rate hike in coming months https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/japan-s-key-labor-union-wins-wage-hike-topping-5-for-third-year?taid=69c0f0bf0383250001a213c3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport, killing the pilot and copilot and injuring two others, a law enforcement official told CNN. https://cnn.it/4ssy7S7
Gold and silver in freefall as investors flee safe haven metals trade https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/gold-and-silver-in-freefall-as-investors-flee-safe-haven-metals-trade.html?taid=69c0efc00383250001a213bf&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran 'threatens the entire world and has to be stopped' during a visit to the site of an Iranian missile strike in Arad, southern Israel https://reut.rs/4c0ghQI
European natural gas futures resumed gains as traders watched the US and Iran exchange threats over the Strait of Hormuz https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/european-gas-resumes-gains-as-us-and-iran-trade-hormuz-threats?taid=69c0ef7fe5435b0001c51ba6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Two distinct problems drive youth worklessness in Britain, and they need different remedies https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/03/19/britains-youngsters-are-increasingly-out-of-work?taid=69c0ee527f3b6800019df8dd&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
UK government bonds are headed for their worst month since the historic rout that led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Liz Truss https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/gilts-face-worst-month-since-truss-as-oil-spike-jolts-uk-market?taid=69c0ee53e5435b0001c51ba2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter