Macro News
Market coverage tagged Macro.
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Rising US Treasury Yields and Stablecoin Strategy Drive Broad Dollar Strength
The US dollar advanced broadly on September 24 as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 5.15%, pressuring major currency pairs and undercutting demand for alternative assets. EUR/USD…
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Oracle Sends Force Majeure Notice on New Mexico Data Center as Broader Market Slides on Treasury Yield Fears
Oracle shares fell more than 5% on Thursday after Bloomberg News reported the company sent a force majeure notice to the developer of its massive New Mexico data center project, known as…
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Trump and Xi Extend US-China Trade Truce to January 10 at Washington State Visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit, his first to the United States in 11 years, with President Donald Trump breaking protocol by personally…
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US August New Home Sales Surge to 684,000 Annual Rate, Far Exceeding Forecasts
Sales of new single-family homes in the United States jumped 6.4% in August from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 684,000 units, the Census Bureau reported on…
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Multiple Fed Officials Signal Further Rate Hikes Needed as Inflation Stays Stubbornly High
Several Federal Reserve officials on September 24 delivered a consistent hawkish message: inflation remains too elevated and additional interest rate increases are likely on the table…
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Cleveland Fed President Hammack Warns Inflation Risks Are Tilted to the Upside as Supply Shocks Complicate Policy
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack warned on September 24 that inflation risks remain tilted to the upside, citing supply shocks as a notable challenge for monetary policy…
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US Treasury Yields Surge Past 5% as Tight Labor Market and Fed Rate-Hike Bets Hammer Gold and Bonds
US 10-year Treasury yields climbed above 5% on September 24, driven by a combination of strong economic data, elevated energy prices, and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will…
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US 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.44%, Highest Since 2004, as Bond Rout Deepens on Rate-Hike Fears
The global bond selloff accelerated sharply on September 24, with the 30-year US Treasury yield climbing to 5.44%, a level not seen since 2004, while the benchmark 10-year yield topped…
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US and China Extend Trade Truce by Two Months as Trump Hosts Xi at White House
President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on September 24 for Xi's first U.S. state visit in more than a decade, greeting him with a planeside ceremony…
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Trump and Xi Extend US-China Trade Truce to January 10 at Washington State Visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit, his first to the United States in 11 years, with President Donald Trump breaking protocol by personally…
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10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.08%, Highest Level Since July 2007, as Fed Rate Hike Looms
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surged to an intraday peak of 5.081% on September 23, its highest level since July 17, 2007, and was last trading up 10.57 basis points at 5.073%. The…
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10-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5% for First Time Since 2007 as Markets Price In Fed Rate Hike
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield surged above 5% on September 23, reaching an intraday high of 5.041%, its highest level since July 2007, as bond markets sold off sharply on…
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US Business Activity Surges to Five-Year High as September Flash PMIs Beat Across the Board
S&P Global's September flash PMI readings for the United States came in sharply above expectations across every measure, signaling the strongest pace of business activity in five years. The…
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Energy Secretary Wright Breaks With Trump Over Diesel Export Ban, Warns It Would Lift Gasoline and Jet Fuel Prices
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright publicly broke with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying a ban on American diesel exports would not work and would push up gasoline and jet fuel…
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CME Group to Launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures on October 19, Sending BCH Up 30%
CME Group announced it will add Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures to its regulated crypto derivatives lineup on October 19, pending regulatory review, triggering an immediate and sustained…
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Richmond Fed's Barkin Says Last Week's Rate Hike May Not Be Enough to Curb Inflation
Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin warned on September 22 that the Fed's rate hike from the prior week may not be sufficient to bring inflation under control, and that…
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Trump-Xi Washington Summit Spurs S&P 500 Best Day Since August as Trade Talks Enter Second Day
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to meet at the White House this week for their second face-to-face summit of 2026, with U.S. and Chinese officials holding a second day of…
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Bessent Says Post-Conflict Oil Supply Glut Will Bring Rates Down as Treasury Boosts Long-End Buybacks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that once the U.S.-Iran conflict ends, oil markets will flip to oversupply and inflation pressures will ease, allowing interest rates to fall. Bessent…
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St. Louis Fed's Musalem Says Multiple Additional Rate Hikes Will Be Needed to Bring Inflation to Heel
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said on September 21 that more interest rate increases will likely be necessary to bring inflation under control, signaling a…
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Bitcoin Climbs to $85,000 and Tech Stocks Gain as Treasury Yields Pull Back After Fed Rate Hike
Bitcoin surged to around $85,000 and technology stocks rallied on September 21 as Treasury yields eased following the Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point rate increase on September 16, which…
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Bessent Touts Warsh Fed Independence and Dollar Strength After Successful US-China Trade and AI Talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Monday, covering a range of major economic and diplomatic developments. On the Federal Reserve, Bessent confirmed that…
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CNN, MSNOW and Politico Sue Trump Administration Over White House Press Ban in First Amendment Case
CNN, MSNOW and Politico filed an emergency First Amendment lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington on September 21, 2026, seeking to restore their journalists' White House access after…
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Fed's Kashkari warns inflation has spread well beyond oil prices across the US economy
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said in a Fox News interview on September 20 that inflation remains too high and has spread into all corners of the US economy, not just…
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Fed Rate Hike and Dot Plot Signal More Tightening, Sending Treasury Yields to Multi-Year Highs
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, lifting the federal funds rate to a target range of 3.75% to 4.00%, and signaled further tightening…
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BOJ Hikes Rates to 1.25% and Signals Further Tightening as Sovereign Rating Actions Hit Cyprus and Poland
The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate by a quarter point to 1.25% on Friday, a move anticipated by all economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Governor Ueda signaled openness to additional…
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Fed Rate Hike to 3.75%-4% Triggers Global Tightening Wave and Forces RBI October Decision
The US Federal Reserve resumed its rate-hike cycle on September 17, raising its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.75%-4.00% and signaling further tightening ahead. The move…
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Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 1.25% But Yen Slides as Ueda Signals Caution on Further Tightening
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 1.25% on September 18, bringing the policy rate to its highest level since 1995 and delivering the move…
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Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 1.25%, a 31-Year High, in Fastest Hike of Its Current Cycle
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25% on September 18, the highest level since 1995, in a 7-2 vote that accelerated the pace of its tightening…
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Bank of Japan Raises Policy Rate to 1.25 Percent, Its Highest Level Since 1995
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25% on September 18, marking the highest borrowing costs in Japan in 31 years and the first hike since June. The…
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Bank of Japan Raises Rates 25 Basis Points to New 31-Year High as Energy-Driven Inflation Persists
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Friday, lifting borrowing costs to a new 31-year high in a move that was widely anticipated by markets. The hike…
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Fed Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years, Sparking Tech Rally as Longer Yields Fall
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a range of 3.75% to 4.00% on September 16, 2026, marking the first rate increase in three years and the start of…
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10-Year Treasury Yield Pulls Back From 5% as Stocks and Bonds Rebound After Fed Rate Hike
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield retreated from the psychologically critical 5% level on September 17, snapping an eight-day rising streak, as stocks and bonds staged a broad recovery…
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Federal Reserve Raises Rates 25 Basis Points to 3.75%-4% in First Hike Since 2023
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75%-4% on September 17, marking its first increase since 2023. The FOMC voted unanimously to…
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Fed Raises Rates 25 Basis Points for First Time Since 2023 as CLARITY Act Collapses, Bitcoin Holds Near $76K
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on September 16, lifting the target range from 3.50%-3.75% to 3.75%-4.00%, its first hike since 2023. Fed Chair…
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Bank of England holds rate at 3.75% for sixth straight meeting and warns of hike if energy prices stay elevated
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 on September 16 to keep its benchmark Bank Rate at 3.75%, marking the sixth consecutive hold. The three dissenting members favored…
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Bank of England Scraps Long-Dated Gilt Sales as Food Prices Threaten Fresh Bond Market Pain
The Bank of England announced it will halt active sales of its longest-dated gilts and redirect those holdings to be run down to maturity, a significant shift in its quantitative tightening…
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Bank of England Holds Rate at 3.75% as Three MPC Members Push for Hike Amid Surging Inflation Forecast
The Bank of England kept its benchmark interest rate at 3.75% on September 17, with the Monetary Policy Committee voting 6-3 to hold. The decision matched market expectations, which had…
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Fed Raises Rates 25 Basis Points for First Time Since 2023, Sparking Sell-Off Then Rebound
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, September 16, bringing the target range to 3.75%-4% in its first hike since 2023. The FOMC vote was…
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Fed Raises Rates 25 Basis Points for First Time Since 2023 as CLARITY Act Collapses, Bitcoin Holds Near $76K
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on September 16, lifting the target range from 3.50%-3.75% to 3.75%-4.00%, its first hike since 2023. Fed Chair…
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Fed Raises Rates to 3.75%-4% as Trump Demands Cuts to 1% or Lower
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75% to 4% in a unanimous vote, putting it on a direct collision course with President Donald…
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Trump Threatens Tariffs or Trade Cutoff If EU Admits Canada as Associate Member
President Donald Trump warned on Thursday evening that he would impose severe tariffs or halt trade with European nations if the European Union follows through on a proposal to make Canada…
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House Sends Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions Bill to Trump for Signature
The House passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 on Wednesday, sending the sweeping sanctions legislation to President Trump, who is expected to sign it into…
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Fed Raises Rates 25 Basis Points to 3.75%-4% for First Time in Three Years, Dow Drops 600 Points
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75%-4% on September 16, marking its first rate hike in more than three years and signaling…
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ConocoPhillips Drops 6.1% on Fed Day as Crude Retreats on Surprise Inventory Build
ConocoPhillips fell 6.1% on Wednesday, September 16, making it the worst performer among major oil names on a day when energy was the weakest sector across the entire U.S. stock market. The…
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Federal Reserve Raises Rates 25 Basis Points to 3.75%-4% in First Hike Since 2023, Signals One More Move This Year
The Federal Reserve unanimously voted Wednesday to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75% to 4%, marking the first increase in three years and the…
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Fed Raises Rates 25 Basis Points and Warsh Signals Further Tightening, Sending Dollar Surging and Markets Lower
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points at its September FOMC meeting, a move markets had widely anticipated. The bigger market driver was commentary from…
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Fed Raises Rates 25 Basis Points to 3.75%-4% in First Hike Since 2023, Signals More Tightening
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on September 16, lifting the federal funds target range to 3.75%-4% in its first increase since 2023…
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Federal Reserve Raises Rates 25 Basis Points to 3.75%-4% in First Hike Since 2023, Signals One More Move This Year
The Federal Reserve unanimously voted Wednesday to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75% to 4%, marking the first increase in three years and the…
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Fed Raises Rates 25 Basis Points to 3.75%-4%, Signals More Hikes Ahead as Stocks Reverse Gains
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on September 16, 2026, bringing the target range to 3.75%-4% in the central bank's first rate increase since July…
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White House Calls Federal Reserve Rate Hike Unfortunate While Affirming Its Independence
The White House sharply criticized the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates, with spokesman Desai calling the move "rather unfortunate" in comments first reported on Fox News…