Evening Macro: Oil Surge, VIX Pop, and a Post-Earnings Market Selloff
US markets closed lower Thursday as surging oil prices raised rate-hike odds, VIX jumped over 8%, and a wave of big-name earnings produced mixed reactions.
Market Overview — March 14, 2026: Risk-Off Global, Gold Breaks From Script
Full market close data for March 14: S&P -0.61%, Nasdaq -0.93%, global indices all red, oil +3.74%, gold -2% (anomalous). VIX at 27. Private markets: OpenAI $840B, Anthropic $380B.