Monday Morning Must-Knows - March 16, 2026

Monday Morning Must-Knows by Trading Academy

March 16, 2026

7 Central Banks Report This Week as Oil Surges 100%

Last week started strong before a late-week sell-off erased all the gains. Traders are now watching the dollar index near overhead supply around 100 and the 10-year yield, both of which are constricting the market. This week brings 376 earnings reports, but the real story is an unprecedented seven central bank rate decisions, including a surprise potential rate hike from Australia, plus the Producer Price Index (PPI) on Wednesday. All of this while crude oil has surged 100% since the start of the year.

In this episode of Monday Morning Must Knows, Merlin Rothfeld breaks down the full earnings calendar featuring Dollar Tree, Lululemon, Micron Technology, Alibaba, Accenture, FedEx, and Carnival Cruise Line. He covers all seven central bank decisions: Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank of Canada, Bank of Japan, the FOMC, Swiss National Bank, Bank of England, and the ECB. He also explains why Jerome Powell's press conference could matter more than the rate announcement itself, digs into the PPI forecast, and breaks down why oil's massive surge may not show up in inflation data until May or June. Rate cut expectations have now dropped to just a 30% chance of one cut this year.

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