Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

The U.S. 2-year Treasury yield touched a fresh daily low of 4.9030 on September 29. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Williams stated that after the September rate hike, there is "no need to rush to action," signaling the central bank may pause its tightening

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on September 29 that one additional rate hike later this year may be appropriate to help push inflation back toward the central bank's target. Williams noted that the Federal Open Market Committee has already implemented its first rate in

U.S. natural gas futures declined 3.00% during intraday trading on September 29, currently trading at $3.012 per million British thermal units (MMBtu).

Austan Goolsbee, a senior Federal Reserve official, noted that during 2023 and 2024 he had believed inflation was declining toward the central bank's 2% target, but this process later stalled.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Williams indicated that the central bank could raise interest rates one more time this year (2026) if economic conditions align with expectations. The comments reflect the Fed's data-dependent approach to monetary policy as it continues to assess inflation trends a

According to Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle, the Bank of Canada is increasing the size of two-week repo operations to ease upward pressure on CORRA, Canada's overnight repo rate average used to measure short-term funding costs. The central bank will also launch the Canadian Collateral Management

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency appointed by Donald Trump, announced on Monday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will consolidate mortgage pricing onto a single grid that includes both FICO Classic and VantageScore 4.0. The policy change, posted to X, ended FICO's

According to reports, Bill Pulte, the Trump-appointed Federal Housing Finance Agency director, announced on Monday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will adopt VantageScore 4.0 alongside FICO's Classic score on a unified mortgage pricing grid. FICO stock dropped over 20% in pre-market trading and

On September 29, during a speech at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Trump stated the U.S. will not cooperate with China on artificial intelligence, saying the country is already ahead and must maintain that advantage. "If we do a joint venture with China or cooperate with

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said on September 29 that the US would struggle to bring inflation down to the central bank's 2% target in a timely manner if monetary policy remains unchanged. The statement, reported by Walter Bloomberg, suggests Barr sees a need to shift the current policy st

According to Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the matter, the White House has urged the European Union to release emergency diesel reserves to lower global fuel prices on September 30. The Trump administration is exploring multiple measures to reduce fuel costs before November's midterm ele

Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched Muse for Small Business, an AI agent designed to help entrepreneurs automate tasks including customer communication, cash flow management, inventory processes, and website creation. Meta President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick announced the launch in an i

Federal Reserve official Musalem stated that the central bank should improve communication on how it translates information into policy decisions. The Fed, having been granted authority over interest rate decisions, has an obligation to explain the reasoning behind its use of that power, Musalem

According to Cointelegraph, Bitwise launched the first U.S. spot exchange-traded product tracking NEAR on Tuesday, with the fund trading on NYSE Arca under ticker NRR. The Bitwise NEAR ETF carries a 0.75% management fee and will hold NEAR directly, with Bitwise planning to stake a significant

Meta's stock price rose 1.8% on September 29, reaching a new daily high. In separate news, OpenAI held an investor day event where it unveiled Dots, a resident AI agent, and introduced a new $500 monthly subscription

The US Consumer Confidence Index fell to 81.9 in September, down 6.7 points from August's 88.6, according to the Conference Board (CB) released on the 29th local time. The September reading significantly undershot the market expectation of 89.2. The decline was driven by a sharp 7.9-point drop in th

St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Mussallem, a 2028 FOMC voting member, is scheduled to deliver a speech at the London School of Economics in the coming minutes.

On Tuesday, September 29, Federal Reserve overnight reverse repurchase (RRP) operations saw usage jump to $114.46 billion across 10 counterparties, up sharply from $8.51 billion in the previous trading

According to Citi, which leads the lending syndicate, Paramount Skydance's approximately $7.5 billion loan to fund its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery attracted over $11.5 billion in investor orders. The $6.5 billion portion garnered more than $10 billion in demand, while the €1 billion

According to CME FedWatch data on September 30, futures markets priced in a 68.1% probability of the Federal Reserve raising rates by 25 basis points in October, with a 31.9% probability of no change.