Public Markets 3h Briefing
×Last updated: March 14, 2026, 1:30 AM ET
ENERGY& COMMODITIES
Oil futures dropped 1.3% bloomberg.com in early Asian trade after OPEC+ signaled potential output increases, while gold held near $2,340 bloomberg.com as a weakening dollar offset risk-on sentiment. A surge in aluminum prices nytimes.com pushed China Hongqiao's Zhang Bo past the $48 billion mark, cementing his position among Asia's wealthiest industrialists. Meanwhile, Iran Oil Hub Strike Raises Risk bloomberg.com threatens the lifeblood of the Islamic Republic and global supplies, as the first major attack on an island exporting the bulk of Iran's oil adds to market volatility already shaken by the two-week-old conflict. In fixed income, U.S. airline bonds weakened 8% ft.com on Middle East supply fears, while Chicago's planned muni bond sale nytimes.com tests investor appetite amid geopolitical uncertainty.
FIXED INCOME & CORPORATE FINANCE
Japanese government bonds extended gains nytimes.com tracking overnight Treasury rallies as traders increasingly price in a September Fed rate cut. The GE Vernova, Hitachi Deal bloomberg.com to explore Southeast Asia for small modular reactors signals growing private equity interest in AI infrastructure, while TikTok Investors Face $10B Fee nytimes.com highlights the White House's aggressive role in corporate dealmaking.