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Podcast: Morgans Financial Limited (Imports from Soundcloud)
Episode: Morgans AM Thursday 19 March 2026
Description: US equity markets fell sharply as investors digested the latest wholesale inflation figures, and the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy pronouncements and economic projections - Dow shed -768-points or -1.63% with Home Depot Inc (-3.08%), McDonald’s Corp (-3.24%), Procter & Gamble Co (-3.15%) and Visa Inc (-3.06%) all dropping over >3%. A further 10 Dow components fell over >2%. Only two (2) components in the 30-stock index – Chevron Corp (up +0.32%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (+0.3%) – settled in positive territory.