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1. BONDS/FED: Treasury Yields Hit Multidecade Highs as Traders Price a 77.5% Chance of an October Hike

The world's two largest economies have chosen to keep talking rather than start counting down. On Wednesday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Fox News that Washington and Beijing had agreed to extend what he called the Busan Agreement, the economic detente between …

The US sector performance data for 23 September 2026 showed a significantReversalfrom the strong growth-orientedLeadershipseen earlier in the week. Energy was the only sector to finish higher, gaining 0.96%, while all other 10 major sectors declined. The session therefore reflected a sharply defensive and …

The latest US sector momentum visualization for 23 September 2026 shows that the rotational structure remains broadly unchanged from the previous session. Technology (XLK) remains in Leading, Industrials (XLI) stays in Improving, while Communication Services (XLC) and Energy (XLE) occupy Weakening. Seven sectors remain …

XRP's market capitalization moved back above USD 100 billion on the back of heavy buying activity, a psychologically significant threshold that the token had fallen below during an earlier pullback. The move was accompanied by reports of large holders, often called whales in crypto …

The preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentimentindexfor September 2026 fell 7.5 percent to a reading of 47.8, marking the second-lowest level the index has recorded. The sentiment index, which surveys consumers about their views on both current economic conditions and expectations for the future, …

Reports circulated on September 22, 2026 suggesting Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil shipping chokepoint, within seven days, prompting an immediate market reaction. WTI crude fell more than 2.5 percent to roughly USD 89 a barrel on the initial …