Fed Ends 1,148-Day Pause With Unanimous Quarter-Point Hike The Federal Reserve on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, raised its benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage…
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UK Inflation Jumps to 3.1% on Iran War Energy Shock UK inflation accelerated to 3.1% in August 2026, up from 2.9% in July, as soaring…
Fed Lifts Rates To 3.75%-4% In Unanimous Vote The Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, to raise the overnight federal…
Bond Market’s ‘Extreme’ Short Counts on Fed to Deliver Rate Hike Bond traders have piled into bearish positions ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, betting…
Bessent Confirms Weekend Meeting With He Lifeng US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, that he will meet Chinese Vice Premier…
Bessent Signals Monday Bank Sanction In Iran Push U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday, September 11, 2026, that a large bank will be…
Treasury Yields Break 5% for First Time Since 2007 The 10-year US Treasury yield climbed above 5% on Friday, 11 September 2026, touching its highest…
Bessent’s Larger Buyback Fails to Ignite Long-End Demand On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, the US Treasury announced it would triple the size of its next…
Inflation Reports Loom Over Fed’s September Decision Two key inflation prints hit the wires in the next 48 hours, and the Federal Reserve’s next move…
Japan’s $7.5 Trillion Bond Market Suddenly Isn’t So Stable For decades, Japan’s government bond market has been the global benchmark for calm—a $7.5 trillion fortress…
Why Deutsche Bank Sees Fault Lines In Global Markets Deutsche Bank strategists issued a stark warning on Monday, September 7, 2026, cautioning that market dislocations…
September Brings a Double-Barreled Test for Duration After a brutal August that saw the 10-year Treasury yield swing more than 40 basis points between highs…
China’s New Property Rules Shake Developers as Evergrande’s Shadow Lingers Beijing’s latest regulatory push, introduced in late August 2026, is rattling mainland property developers already…
White House Puts Warsh In Crosshairs As Fed Decision Looms With the September Federal Reserve meeting now just ten days away, the Trump administration has…
Kiyosaki’s $1.2B Debt Revelation Sparks Awe and Anger Robert Kiyosaki, the 79-year-old author of the perennial bestseller Rich Dad, Poor Dad, has revealed in podcast…
August Payrolls Beat Expectations, Tightening Labor Market The U.S. economy added 162,000 nonfarm jobs in August, according to the Labor Department’s report released Friday, September…
Why Norges Bank Is Rotating Out of U.S. Government Debt On Friday, September 4, 2026, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund—the world’s largest at $2.3 trillion—confirmed plans…
Credit Spreads Squeeze While $1 Trillion of Bonds Sour Government bond yields across the globe have erupted in 2026, yet corporate credit markets have rarely…
Fed Governor Waller’s Data-Dependent Pivot Lifts Treasury Prices Treasury prices climbed on Thursday, September 3, 2026, after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled he would…
Bank of Japan Signals Shift in Rate Strategy The Bank of Japan is leaning toward raising its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point at…
Treasury’s $12.5B Buyback Plan Under the Microscope The U.S. Treasury is gearing up for a $12.5 billion debt buyback operation, a move that has traders…
BofA Trims UK Outlook On Energy Price Spike Bank of America has lowered its UK economic growth forecast for 2027, citing a renewed energy shock…
Global Bond Selloff Tests Nerves, Not 2022’s Record Global bond markets are sliding again in early September 2026, with yields climbing across major economies. But…
Fed’s Barr Backs 2026 Rate Hike as Polymarket Odds Hit 72%: Inflation Stays Hot Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr has thrown his weight behind a…
Japan’s Bond Market Collides With US Treasury Demands On September 1, 2026, a global bond sell-off intensified after an inflationary shock from the Gulf rattled…
Barr’s Patient Stance Carries A Hawkish Trigger Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said Tuesday that the central bank can afford to wait for clearer signs…
Markets Push Back on September Tightening Bets Despite a hawkish speech from Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh on Friday, August 28, 2026, market pricing for…
Warsh’s Hawkish Tone Reshapes Bund Yield Outlook On Monday, 31 August 2026, German government bond yields climbed to multi-year highs after Federal Reserve Governor Kevin…
China Yields Slide Near 1.7% On Weak Data China’s 10-year government bond yield traded at 1.692% on Monday, approaching its lowest level in a year.…
Outdated Data Threatens Retirement Goals The biggest risk to retirement plans may no longer be a stock market crash or inflation. An obsolete data point—specifically,…