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- Bitcoin Falls Below $85K as 10-Year Treasury Yield Holds Above 5%
Bitcoin traded at $84,206.03 on Sept. 25 after the 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.11% and U.S. business activity strengthened.
· Investing
- 10-Year Treasury Yield Year-End Forecast Raised to 5% as Rates Stay High
The 10-year yield reached 5.14% on Sept. 23, while the Brent crude forecast for the second half of the year rose to $95 a barrel from $83.
· Investing
- Gold Slips as Iran Tensions Reinforce Expectations for Another Fed Hike
Spot gold recently traded near $4,272.50 an ounce, while Federal Reserve projections show 16 of 18 officials expect at least one more rate increase in 2026.
· Investing
- Kansas City Fed Composite Index Rises to 14, Beats 8.5 Forecast
The Tenth District manufacturing index climbed to 20 as markets assess the Federal Reserve’s 2026 policy path and Treasury debt plans.
· Investing
- Cleveland Fed’s Hammack Warns Persistent Inflation Could Make Price Stability Costlier
Beth M. Hammack said inflation had remained elevated for six years and warned that larger policy adjustments could be needed if expectations become embedded.
· Regulation
- Bank of England’s Breeden Warns of Two-Sided Inflation Risks
Sarah Breeden said persistent price pressures and weaker demand create risks in both directions as the central bank weighs rate policy.
· Regulation
- Philadelphia Fed's Anna Paulson Signals Possible Further Rate Hikes
Paulson said inflation remains above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, even as economic output stays solid and the labor market holds steady.
· Investing
- Fed Official Paulson Says Another Rate Hike May Be Needed
Paulson cited stubborn core inflation, resilient economic activity and a shift in inflation risks before the September policy meeting.
· Regulation
- ECB Council Member Radev Rejects Preset Path Before September Decision
Dimitar Radev said before the ECB’s Sept. 10 rate increase that October and December meetings remained open, with decisions tied to incoming data.
· People
- Bank of Japan Raises Rate to 31-Year High at 1.25%
The 7-2 decision lifts borrowing costs as inflation risks build and markets reassess yen-funded trades.
· Investing
- Fed Projections Point to Another 2026 Rate Hike as Yields Stay High
The Federal Open Market Committee raised its policy rate to 3.75%-4% in September, while its median year-end 2026 projection rose to 4.1%.
· Regulation
- Bitcoin Briefly Falls Below $83,000 as Markets Price Four Fed Hikes
Markets are pricing four additional Federal Reserve rate increases through June 2027, lifting the projected target range to 4.75%-5%.
· Investing
- Markets Price Four Fed Rate Hikes by June 2027 as Bitcoin Slides
Interest-rate futures imply a 4.75%-5% federal funds target range by June 2027, up from the current 3.75%-4% range.
· Investing
- ECB Speeches Can Shift Market Expectations as Bitcoin Link Remains Unproven
Policymaker remarks had smaller average effects than formal decisions but produced significant cumulative moves in European rates and bond yields.
· Investing
- U.S. Treasury Yields Hit Multi-Decade Highs Amid Fresh Selloff
The 30-year yield approached 5.45%, while the 10-year yield climbed to 5.14% as investors reassessed fiscal and inflation risks.
· Investing
- 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits Highest Level Since 2004 Amid Bond Selloff
The yield reached roughly 5.3% to 5.37% as investors sold longer-term government debt, raising borrowing-cost concerns across the U.S. economy.
· Investing
- New York Fed's John Williams Says Another 2026 Rate Hike Is Reasonable
Williams said downside risks to full employment have eased, while inflation remains a significant challenge and artificial intelligence demand is strong.
· Regulation
- Switzerland Holds Policy Rate at 0% as Inflation Stays Low
The Swiss National Bank kept its policy rate unchanged as August inflation remained within its 0% to 2% price-stability range.
· Investing
- Polymarket Market Shows 65% Odds of 25-Basis-Point Fed Hike
The market showed a 35% probability that the Federal Reserve would leave interest rates unchanged in October.
· Investing
- U.S. Treasury Yields Rise After 10-Year Note Hits 19-Year High
The 10-year yield reached 5.104% Wednesday and climbed to 5.124% early Thursday as markets priced higher odds of another Fed rate increase.
· Investing
- Hassett Questions Further Fed Rate Hikes as White House Tensions Rise
The National Economic Council director said core inflation is near 2% after the Fed raised its policy rate to 3.75%–4% on Sept. 16.
· Regulation
- 10-Year Treasury Yield Returns to 5% as Market Pressure Threshold Moves Higher
The move did not trigger a sharp sell-off in crypto or global stocks, while investors now place a broader equity reassessment around 5.5% to 6%.
· Investing
- U.S. PMI Hits Five-Year High as Bitcoin Falls Below $84,000
The composite index recorded its strongest expansion since July 2021, while markets priced a higher chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike.
· Investing
- Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 30-Year High as Treasury Yields Surge
The benchmark Japanese yield reached 3.055%, while the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield climbed to a 19-year high amid a broader global rates repricing.
· Investing
- Five-Year Treasury Auction Yield Tops 5% as Crypto Allocations Hold
The $70 billion note sale produced a 5.033% high yield, while 15 large institutions maintained or increased crypto exposure during a roughly 50% drawdown.
· Investing
- Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits Highest Level Since September 1996
The yield rose 8 basis points to 3.055%, marking its highest level in nearly three decades.
· Investing
- Odds of October Fed Rate Hike Rise to 69.7% as Bets Shift
The probability of holding rates at 3.75%-4% stands at 30.3%, while pricing points to further tightening by December.
· Investing
- Treasury Bonds Sell Off After Weak Five-Year Auction Pushes Yields Higher
The $70 billion sale priced at a 5.033% yield, 3.1 basis points above the when-issued level, marking the second-largest auction tail on record.
· Investing
- U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Nears 5.1%, Pressuring Crypto Markets
The yield reached its highest level since 2007 as strong economic data and expectations for another Fed rate hike lifted borrowing costs.
· Investing
- Debt Stabilization Could Raise Household-Equivalent Income by $36,000
Stabilizing federal debt relative to gross domestic product could increase inflation-adjusted income per person by $46,500 over 30 years, compared with $32,350 under rapidly rising debt.
· Regulation
- Markets Price 71% Chance of October Fed Rate Hike
Expectations rose after hotter inflation readings and hawkish comments from Fed Governor Michael Barr.
· Investing
- Market-Implied Odds Show 54.2% Chance of October Fed Hike
The probability of a 25-basis-point increase exceeds the 45.8% chance that the Federal Reserve will leave its target range unchanged.
· Investing
- Trump Calls for 1% Rates After Fed Raises Benchmark to 3.75%-4%
The Federal Reserve said inflation remains elevated, while its latest projections show rates staying above 4% through 2027.
· Regulation
- U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits Highest Level Since 2007
The yield rose to 5.04% on Sept. 23 as the dollar index touched 101 for the first time since July 30.
· Investing
- U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Rise Clusters Around Payrolls, Fed Speeches
About 90% of the increase since August 2020 occurred within three-day windows surrounding nonfarm payrolls reports and speeches by important Federal Reserve officials.
· Investing
- U.S. Earnings Outlook Turns Negative for First Time in 23 Weeks
Citi’s earnings-revision index shows more analysts cutting profit forecasts than raising them as inflation and higher interest rates threaten corporate profits.
· Business
- Trump Renews Call for Rates Below 1% as Fed Raises Benchmark
The Federal Reserve lifted its federal funds target range to 3.75%–4% while warning that inflation may remain above its 2% goal.
· Regulation
- Two-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Rises to 4.79%, a 2026 High
The yield continued rising Sept. 23, reaching its highest level of the year.
· Investing
- Crypto Tracks Global Liquidity as Rising Yields, Tokenized Stocks Reshape Markets
Alea Research says rising yields, AI-driven equity concentration, and tokenized stocks are pushing crypto—especially Bitcoin—to trade increasingly as a function of global liquidity.
· Insights & Views