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An overview of global market movements for March 2026

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March was a reminder of how quickly market optimism can unravel. The beginning of the month was defined by hopes that inflation had been tamed and would start to fall. But by mid-March, the escalation of the Israel-American conflict with Iran triggered an inescapable disruption the world over. Linda Eedes unpacks this shift and its immediate and far-reaching consequences on global markets during March and beyond in this episode of Markets in a Nutshell.
8 Apr English South Africa Investing · Management

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