# Ben Squared Podcast: 17th March 2026: The Middle East, Investment Strategy and Central Banks’ Reaction Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-in-the-market-6523202/ben-squared-podcast-17th-march-2026-the-middle-east-investment-strategy-and-central-banks-reaction Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-in-the-market-6523202/ben-squared-podcast-17th-march-2026-the-middle-east-investment-strategy-and-central-banks-reaction.md Podcast: [Time in the Market](https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-in-the-market-6523202) Published: 2026-03-17T07:54:56+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.ausha.co/timeinthemarket/ben-squared-podcast-17th-march-2026-the-middle-east-investment-strategy-and-central-banks-reaction Audio file: https://audio.ausha.co/6rLOguOXlPm2.mp3?t=1773734064 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/time-in-the-market-6523202/episodes/ben-squared-podcast-17th-march-2026-the-middle-east-investment-strategy-and-central-banks-reaction Duration seconds: 1561 ## Resource In the latest Ben Squared podcast the resident pairing discuss the latest, investment relevant developments in the Middle East, and the impact upon investment strategy. The duo also reflect on a busy week ahead for Central Banks, anticipating interest rate decisions and communications, but also speculating how policy may evolve as we move through the year. This podcast was recorded on 16th March 2026. *This podcast is for UK Professional Clients Only. Capital at Risk. Past performance does not predict future returns. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/time-in-the-market-6523202/episodes/ben-squared-podcast-17th-march-2026-the-middle-east-investment-strategy-and-central-banks-reaction/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-in-the-market-6523202/ben-squared-podcast-17th-march-2026-the-middle-east-investment-strategy-and-central-banks-reaction.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.