FxWirePro: Daily Commodity Tracker - 21st March, 2022 
BOJ Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Middle East Uncertainty 
U.S. Stocks Tumble as Iran Peace Deal Uncertainty Spooks Markets 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
ANZ and Westpac Forecast Two RBA Rate Hikes in March and May 2026 
Oil Prices Slip as Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Deadline Amid Ongoing War Fears 
China Holds Benchmark Loan Prime Rate Steady for Tenth Consecutive Month 
Russell 1000 Companies Hit $2.2T Cash Record While Aggressively Reinvesting in Growth 
U.S. Jobs Market Eyes March Recovery Amid Inflation Pressures 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Home loans declined by 0.5 percent in February, investment lending for homes down 5.9 percent.
Upcoming:
- Japan: ECO watchers survey report will be released at 5:00 GMT.
- Italy: Industrial output report for February will be published at 8:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Sentix investor confidence report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Greece: Industrial production report for February and inflation report for March will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Portugal: Portugal will release trade balance numbers at 10:00 GMT.
- Canada: Housing starts figure for March will be updated at 12:15 GMT.
- United States: LMCI for March will be updated at 12:30 GMT. Speech from Fed’s Yellen at 20:10 GMT.
- New Zealand: Electronic card retail sales will be reported at 21:45 GMT.
- United Kingdom: BRC shop price index data will be released at 23:00 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 3-month and 6-months bills at 15:30 GMT, and 3-year note at 17:00 GMT.
