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Oil prices fell around 13% over the week on the ceasefire news but remain just below $US100 a barrel on uncertainty about whether the ceasefire will stick or not. West Texas remains above Brent reflecting increased demand for US oil.

Financial markets were taken on a roller coaster ride this week as we started and ended the week with promises of TACOs (Trump Always Chickens Out), though it turned out that we were fed NACHOs instead (Not Actually Changing Hormuz Opening)!

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A negative start to the weak due to signals from Trump that he would strike Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, no signs of a broad reopening in the Strait of Hormuz and further deployment of 2,000 US soldiers of the elite US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division turned into mid-week confidence on signs of “constructive conversations” between the US and Iran and Trump indicating a pause on further strikes until March 27th.

Most of the time share markets are relatively calm, but periodically they tumble and generate headlines like “billions wiped off share market.”

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Oil prices remained around $US100 a barrel – with West Texas down slightly but Brent up slightly. Reflecting the worries about a boost to inflation and a hit to growth, along with another RBA rate hike, Australian shares fell another 1.9% with energy, utility and consumer staple shares up but most other sectors down.

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