# Markets Get A Fright, But Central Banks Won’t Spook That Easily

> Oil and natural gas prices fell sharply over the week, while equity markets also declined. Despite the market moves, the article argues that central banks in the UK, Sweden, Australia and the Czech Republic remain hawkish, and that markets may be too quick to price out further rate hikes in the US and Europe.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T06:08:12.720Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87024-markets-get-a-fright-but-central-banks-won-t-spook-that-easily
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower energy prices can ease inflation pressure, but persistent hawkish rate expectations may support currencies and weigh on demand-sensitive commodities. The article notes that recent energy-price declines may not persist if Middle East tensions do not ease.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2022-06-16 | [Canadian dollar falls as global central bank tightening spooks investors - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41175-canadian-dollar-falls-as-global-central-bank-tightening-spooks-investors-the.md) | -8.7% | -14.2% |
| WTI | 2020-03-10 | [Daily Market Wire 10 March 2020 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11272-daily-market-wire-10-march-2020-grain-central.md) | -7.1% | -15.8% |
| WTI | 2021-01-27 | [Latam FX sinks ahead of Fed; Chile central bank seen holding rates - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49445-latam-fx-sinks-ahead-of-fed-chile-central-bank-seen-holding-rates-markets.md) | +4.1% | +20.2% |
| WTI | 2020-03-09 | [Brazil central bank to continue FX intervention as long as it takes to calm market \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6408-brazil-central-bank-to-continue-fx-intervention-as-long-as-it-takes-to-calm.md) | -23.0% | -31.2% |
| WTI | 2018-12-05 | [Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ per cent - Bank of Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61780-bank-of-canada-maintains-overnight-rate-target-at-1-3-4-per-cent-bank-of-canada.md) | -3.0% | -11.7% |
| NATGAS | 2025-02-21 | [Friday’s Insider: Urea and gas prices — market in transition — Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26365-friday-s-insider-urea-and-gas-prices-market-in-transition-fertilizer-daily.md) | -18.8% | -15.1% |
| NATGAS | 2023-03-20 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Keep Falling as Demand Weakens, Banking Crisis Weighs on Markets – LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37032-global-natural-gas-prices-keep-falling-as-demand-weakens-banking-crisis-weighs.md) | -10.6% | -5.7% |
| NATGAS | 2017-03-16 | [The Glutted World Gas Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72173-the-glutted-world-gas-market.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- talkmarkets.com: https://talkmarkets.com/article/markets-get-a-fright-but-central-banks-wont-spook-that-easily

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