Stan Choe Updated September 14, 2026 — 10:11am,first published September 14, 2026 — 5:24am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The Australian sharemarket has opened higher after oil prices eased off their recent spurt over the weekend while an update on
The Federal Reserve’s hiking cycle suddenly looks alive again. Wall Street was already growing nervous. Oil had pushed back above $100, bond yields were surging, the AI capital-expenditure boom continued to add pressure to credit markets, and Thursday’s producer-price report—which feeds into the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge—came in surprisingly hot. But Chair Kevin Warsh’s ambiguity
Investors tend to dread rate hikes, but some Wall Street pros say not to fret too much if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates this year. Odds are high that the Fed will hike rates at least once in the remaining months of 2026. As of Thursday afternoon, markets were pricing in a 71.8% chance
Following the Federal Reserve is the closest thing market-watchers have to an ongoing soap opera. The “will they / won’t they” push-and-pull around interest rates can turn on a dime, depending on the day’s news. The central bank’s next move is always under a microscope. But for the entirety of 2026 so far, the Fed
Surprisingly healthy employment data has tipped expectations for a rate hike at the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) meeting higher this week, with interest rate traders now placing the likelihood at 58.4%. According to CME’s FedWatch, nearly 60% of investors are betting on a 25bps hike to 3.75% to 4%, with the remainder of bettors
Investors got a reprieve on Thursday as the bond market regained its footing following a global sell-off earlier in the week. A rout in global bonds on Tuesday that sent yields spiking was partly reversed on Thursday, with investors cheering as US Treasury yields dropped from multi-year highs. The move appeared to be largely driven