Breakfast Briefing – Tue 22 Mar

The Dow fell 202 points (-0.58%) overnight, with Powell saying the Fed will raise rates more aggressively if needed. SPI Futures are up 80 points (+1.1%) perhaps optimistic on the back of US markets and Powell’s comments. Get up to speed with Henry’s Breakfast Briefing.

• ASX 200 SPI Futures up 80
• Dow falls 202 (0.6%) as Boeing falls on Chinese plane tragedy.
• Nasdaq down 55 (0.4%) S&P 500 unchanged.
• Oil surges 7%. Gold slightly higher.
• Nickel limit down but commodity stocks doing well.
• S&P Metals and Mining Index highest since august 2011.

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