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MARCH 23, 2026 AT 11:25 AM

[MARKET UPDATE]: Crude tumbles with stocks, bonds and gold rallying after US President Trump said that over the last two days, both US and Iran had "very good, and productive" conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of hostilitites

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  • He has also instructed Dept. of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.
  • Oil prices tumbled in response, Brent crude futures (May 26) fell from c. USD 113/bbl to lows of 96/bbl.
  • 10-Year T-note futures (June 26) surged from 110-02 to 111-04; 2-year T-note futures rose from 103-09+ to 103-23.
  • E-mini S&P futures (Jun 26) surged from 6,515 to 6750.
  • Gold rose from 4,280 to 4,460.
  • USD/JPY fell from 159.60 to 158.50. 
  • Money market pricing has also moved dovishly with rate hike bets being unwound.