Policy decisions, minutes and speeches from the Fed, ECB, BoE, BoJ and their peers — and how the market reprices around them.
100 report(s) in the archive
Traders point to cooling expectations of further rate hikes and rising hopes for friendlier crypto regulation as the drivers behind the move.
Bitcoin rose above $81,000 as investors grew less worried about additional rate hikes and more optimistic about regulatory treatment of crypto.
A seven-month low in private job growth reshaped rate expectations and lifted Asian currencies against the dollar.
Traders cut the odds of a September Federal Reserve rate increase to a coin flip after private-sector hiring data showed job growth at its slowest pace in seven months.
Fed governor Christopher Waller's comments calmed bond markets even as long-term Treasury yields have been climbing for other reasons.
Asian equities gained as reduced bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike lifted technology shares, with investors now waiting on the US jobs report.
The Fed governor's remarks pushed bond yields even as a global rally in Treasuries continued into the September 3 session.
Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the safety premium investors once paid for holding U.S. Treasuries has disappeared, an argument that implies a higher neutral interest rate even as bonds extended a global rally.
A sudden overnight move pushed the dollar-yen rate under 157, lifting Japan's trading houses and dragging down exporters like Fast Retailing.
The yen strengthened past ¥157 to the dollar after traders raised bets on further Bank of Japan interest rate increases, lifting rate-sensitive Japanese stocks including the country's five major trading houses.
Elevated oil prices and rate-hike risk pushed long-term borrowing costs to a three-year high in the September 2 session.
The 10-year Treasury yield touched its highest level since 2023 as oil prices stayed elevated and investors priced in renewed risk of a rate hike.
Historically bitcoin's worst month collides this year with fresh hawkish Fed signals and rising bond yields.
CoinDesk reported that bitcoin enters September, historically its weakest month, at the same time rate-hike risk from the Federal Reserve is rising, a combination it labeled 'Rektember.'
Powell retains the same single vote on rate decisions as Kevin Warsh, the report notes, despite stepping down from the top job.
Jerome Powell is no longer Fed chairman but still holds one vote on interest-rate decisions, the same weight as fellow policymaker Kevin Warsh.
Rising long-term rates are being driven by forces beyond monetary policy, and strategists say 5% could be only the start.
The 10-year Treasury yield is breaking out to the upside, with strategists warning that 5% could be just the beginning of the move.
Traders repriced the odds of another Federal Reserve rate increase within hours of the strikes as crude and defense stocks moved in tandem.
US strikes on Iran pushed oil prices higher and US stock futures lower while traders raised bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike.
Treasury Secretary Bessent said the yen's slide is 'contained' and that Washington won't pressure the Bank of Japan on rates, even as gold steadied after a sharp selloff.
The dollar climbed to a two-week high and the yen slipped past 160 per dollar after Kevin Warsh's comments raised expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike, while gold stabilized following a sharp drop.
A hotter-than-expected employment reading is being flagged as the catalyst that could send bond yields sharply higher and test the stock rally.
Analysts are warning that the upcoming U.S. jobs report could be strong enough to force the Federal Reserve into a September rate hike, a scenario one analysis says would send rates 'soaring.'
Kevin Warsh and other Fed voices argue a rate increase is still likely despite job losses in August, a break from the usual playbook.
Commentary from Kevin Warsh and wire analysis suggest the Federal Reserve may raise rates in September even though the August jobs report showed job declines, a combination that would surprise investors expecting cuts.
Treasury Secretary Bessent defended yen support on borrowing-cost grounds as commentary flagged that carry traders may be pricing more aggressive Fed hikes.
Treasury Secretary Bessent defended supporting the yen by citing risks to US borrowing costs, while separate commentary suggested yen carry traders may be positioning for more aggressive Fed rate hikes.
Two-year Treasury yields and the dollar climbed alongside stocks as investors priced in a firmer Fed stance.
Equities, the dollar and 2-year Treasury yields all rose together in the August 28 session as traders raised bets on a rate hike following a speech from Kevin Warsh and comments from the Fed chair.
South Korea's won hit a 13-month high after the Bank of Korea's rate hike, even as broader currency markets stayed quiet awaiting Warsh's remarks.
Asia FX and the dollar traded in a narrow range ahead of Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech, with South Korea's won the standout mover after a Bank of Korea rate hike pushed it to a 13-month high.
Traders are watching for AI capacity bottlenecks in Nvidia's report as the Federal Reserve's annual gathering adds a second catalyst to the same session.
S&P 500 futures climbed ahead of the August 25 session as investors positioned for Nvidia's earnings release and the Federal Reserve's symposium, two catalysts landing close together.
The concentration comes as U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion in August, intensifying scrutiny of Treasury market structure.
Academy Securities strategist Peter Tchir noted the Federal Reserve owns more than 50% of all Treasury bonds maturing 10 to 15 years from now, a concentration highlighted as U.S. debt passed the $40 trillion mark.
Scott Bessent's Treasury has intervened directly in the bond market, leaving incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh with fewer options as the FOMC weighs its next move.
The U.S. Treasury's direct intervention in the bond market complicates Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's policy options ahead of upcoming FOMC decisions.
The milestone arrived alongside the record of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting, putting fiscal supply and rate policy in front of bond buyers at once.
US government debt crossed $40 trillion on the same day the Federal Reserve published the minutes of its most recent meeting, a combination that puts the size of Treasury issuance and the path of interest rates in the same conversation.