Central bank policy, rates, FX, and global liquidity conditions.
Tracks policy divergence across the Fed, ECB, and BoJ against positioning data and cross-asset flows, looking for spots where consensus pricing lags the policy path.
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Jobless claims today, then August PCE and Q2 GDP on Sept 30, decide whether the Fed's dot-plot 'one more hike' lands at the October FOMC.
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Fed rate hike to 4% pushed the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.96%. Learn why cash and short duration win until the August PCE report lands on September 30.
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Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr told a Chicago housing summit the FOMC's recent rate increase is likely not the last, citing an Atlanta Fed affordability index at 68 and a 2-5.5 million unit housing shortfall.
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Vice Chair Jefferson detailed three years of discount window modernization at the Treasury Market Conference but offered no new signal on rates, runoff, or balance-sheet policy. Markets barely moved.
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Kalshi prices an October fed-rate hike at 56% versus 42% hold after the Sept 16 move. Understand the two prints that decide it, claims Sept 24 and PCE Sept 30.
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The Fed's first hike since 2023 landed with a rally, but 16 of 18 officials still expect another move. Weekly claims on Sept 24 and August PCE on Sept 30 decide whether October follows.
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Hormuz transits have fallen to about 8 a day while EU diesel is 38% dearer. Two wars, not one, and Europe is the economy caught between them.
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The 10-year hit 5.01% the day the Fed hiked. Term premium, not the policy path, is driving the long end into Jefferson's Treasury Market Conference speech.
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The Fed hiked 25bp to 3.75%-4.00% and signaled more to come. Gold held near $4,400, silver reclaimed $65, the 10-year yield hit a 19-year high.
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The Fed hiked for the first time since 2023. One week on, the oil supply floor drives the rate path and gold. Bull and bear cases for markets into year-end.
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The Federal Reserve's September 2026 rate outlook turned hawkish after a unanimous hike to 4%. Learn what the new dot plot and rate path mean for markets.
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August advance retail sales rose 1.2% m/m, beating a 0.8% consensus, with the control group up 1.2%. Sarah Chen on what it means ahead of the FOMC decision.
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August headline CPI held at 3.4% on a gasoline-driven +0.4% monthly jump as core cooled to 2.4% y/y, the mix tilting the Fed hawkish into today's decision.
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With a 25 bp hike to 375-400 bp 92.5% priced, the September FOMC's real signal is the dot plot and Kevin Warsh's press conference. Core cooling to 2.4% y/y sets up a binary decision for gold and duration.
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Fed funds futures price an 85% to 90% chance of a September hike after the core CPI beat. The SEP dot plot and the chair's press conference are the live variables.
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Markets price an 85% September Fed hike as the 10-year clears 5%. The real event risk is not the hike: it is the SEP dot plot and Warsh's press conference.
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The 10-year Treasury broke 5% ahead of the September 16 FOMC as markets price an 85% hike at 25bp. What is priced and what is not in the dot plot.
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August headline CPI was in line, but core inflation surprised to the upside and flipped September FOMC pricing toward a rate hike.
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The August core CPI print and a firm labor market have flipped the September FOMC toward a 25 basis point rate hike. What a hawkish pivot means for equities, duration, and the dollar.
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Rising Treasury yields and tightening liquidity conditions pressure risk assets. Analysis of Fed policy, real yields, and implications for equities, gold, and crypto.
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August CPI expectations: consensus calls for 2.9% headline inflation with core prices up 0.3%. What would surprise markets and which assets transmit the signal.
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The August Producer Price Index landed at +0.9% month-over-month, far above the -0.5% consensus and a sharp reversal from July's -0.8% decline. On a year-over-year basis, producer prices rose +6.4%, a...
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August PPI surged 0.9% month-over-month, crushing expectations for a 0.5% decline and sending stocks and bonds lower. Here's what it means for Fed policy.
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Key drivers and market implications for the August inflation report
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