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*Todays Scheduled CB Speakers* Day after ECB meet so expect multiple unscheduled ECB speakers Russia rate decision 10.30am Fed Bowman 12pm Fed Waller 12.30pm ECB Nagel 5.30pm

ECB’s Escirva: Starting Point For ECB More Balanced Than In 2022 - Situation Is Very Uncertain And Highly Volatile

France Retail Sales SA (Y/Y) Feb: -0.4% (prev 1.2%; prevR 0.9%)

#OOTT Translation | Iranian Media: Sound Of Explosion In The City Of Ahvaz In Khuzestan Province In The Southwest Of The Country #IranWar‌

Deutsche Bank Expects ECB To Hike Rates By 25 Bps Each In June And September Vs Prior Forecast Of Keeping Rates Unchanged In 2026

Commenting on today’s public sector finances figures for February 2026, ONS senior statistician Tom Davies said ⬇️

German PPI (Y/Y) Feb: -3.3% (est -2.7%; prev -3.0%) - PPI (M/M): -0.5% (est 0.3%; prev -0.6%)

UK Public Sector Net Borrowing (GBP) Feb: 14.3B (est 8.8B; prev -30.4B; prevR -31.9B) - PSNB Ex Banking Group: 14.3B (prev -30.4B; prevR -31.9B) - Public Finances (PSNCR): 7.6B (prev -59.3B; prevR -59.4B) - Central Government NCR: 9.1B (prev -39.8B)

India Considers Real-Time Euro FX Settlement Amid EU Trade Push – BBG bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China Keeps Loan Prime Rate Steady, As Expected - 5Y LPR At 3.50%; 1Y LPR At 3.00%

#OOTT | Saudi Arabia Sees A Spike To $180 Oil If Energy Shock Persists Past April – WSJ wsj.com/finance/commod…

Gemini’s workforce reduction has reached roughly 30% since the start of the year following layoffs, with the crypto exchange saying it is deploying artificial intelligence tools to increase productivity bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Unilever In Talks To Combine Food Business With McCormick - WSJ wsj.com/business/deals…

Scoop: Anthropic meets with House Homeland Security behind closed doors trib.al/PsD6mxh

Here’s the latest news and analysis on the oil market bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Anthropic Met With House Homeland Security Panel Wednesday - Axios axios.com/2026/03/19/ant…

#OOTT | Treasury Says Cuba Can’t Get Russian Oil As Ship Heads To Island – BBG bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

New Zealand Trade Balance (NZD) Feb: -257M (prev –519M; prevR -627M) - Exports: 6.63B (prev 6.21B; prevR 6.10B) - Imports: 6.89B (prev 6.73B) - Trade Balance 12 Mth YTD: -2998M (prev –2305M; prevR -2297M)

What to know about Kharg Island in Trump's standoff with Iran trib.al/zW8BuPq