Business Bible News Market Minute: March 20 @ 4:00PM ET

This is a Business Bible News Market Minute for Friday March 20 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. According to Bloomberg, Gold is set for its worst week in 6 years due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, which has increased energy prices and diminished expectations for interest-rate cuts. Global markets are down today. In overseas trading, the Nikkei is down 1,900 points. The Nasdaq moved the most, down 440 points to 21,650. Oil is trading at $98 per barrel while gold is at $4,510 per ounce. Today's Daily Principle is Economics, specifically dealing with Gold Standard. This principle is found in Numbers 3–47. The verse reads: For each one pay five pieces of silver, according to the official standard. Learn more at businessbible.com where Daily News meets Daily Principle.