BofA's March survey shows cash allocations surging to 4.3% — biggest jump since March 2020 — as stagflation expectations hit 51% and China's CSI 300 outperforms all major peers.

DXY fell ~1% as the RBA hiked to 4.1%, ECB signalled possible rate rises, and the BOE triggered a violent gilt rout — reversing the Iran war's safe-haven premium on the greenback.

The 2025 easing cycle is effectively over. Five banks held in three days — the dot plot, BOJ dissent, and ECB market pricing signal the next move may be a hike, not a cut.

US equities down just 5% from highs while MSCI ACWI plunges 10%, Nikkei −5.2% weekly, DAX in correction. Oil, the dollar, and today's FOMC dot plot explain the divergence.

Fed holds at 3.50–3.75%, ECB at 2.00% — dot plot and revised ECB forecasts will signal whether oil-driven inflation is temporary or structural. BoC, BoE, BoJ also decide this week.

Industrial output +6.3% YoY — fastest since September 2025 — but new home prices fell 3.2% and urban unemployment rose to 5.3%, revealing structural fragility beneath the headline beat.

S&P 500 at 6,632, Nikkei -3.24% on the week, German factory orders -11.1% MoM — the Iran conflict has sorted global markets by energy import dependency.

Global equity funds shed $7.05bn — worst week since December — as the Iran oil shock pushed investors into money markets, short-term bonds, and industrial sector funds.

S&P 500 fell to a YTD low of 6,672 as the Iran oil shock delivered the steepest global equity drawdown since COVID — Nifty –1.3%, Nikkei –1.2%, KOSPI –11% at trough.

Brent settled at $100.46/bbl — highest since August 2022 — as Iran's new leader vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut, sending global equities down 1.5% and yields climbing.

Brent holds above $92 as Hormuz stays disrupted. KOSPI -12.2%, Germany -8%, Thailand -10.7% — while Saudi Arabia gains 2.5% and Norway 1.1% on windfall energy revenues.