Friday, August 28, 2026Global Edition

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One Week of Soft Data Cut September Hike Odds From 50% to 31%

MarketsAug 14, 2026

One Week of Soft Data Cut September Hike Odds From 50% to 31%

Jobs, CPI, and PPI all undershot in the same week — flipping the rate calculus and clearing the runway for gold's best month since January.

Soft July Jobs Report Sends Crypto and Stocks Higher as Hike Fears Ease

MarketsAug 7, 2026

Soft July Jobs Report Sends Crypto and Stocks Higher as Hike Fears Ease

The first big print of the month broke the market's way — and started the chain of soft data that would define August.

The Fed Holds — After the Hardest-to-Predict Meeting in Years

MarketsJul 30, 2026

The Fed Holds — After the Hardest-to-Predict Meeting in Years

Markets went in pricing a one-in-three chance of a hike. The Warsh Fed delivered a pause without promises, and that counted as relief.

The Warsh Fed Has Stopped Explaining Itself. Markets Are Still Deciding If That's Discipline or Danger.

OpinionJun 29, 2026

The Warsh Fed Has Stopped Explaining Itself. Markets Are Still Deciding If That's Discipline or Danger.

Forward guidance is gone, every meeting is live, and volatility is the new communication policy. An assessment of the regime change, one summer in.

Fed Holds in June, Still Penciling One Cut for 2026 — While Inflation Forecasts Drift the Wrong Way

MarketsJun 18, 2026

Fed Holds in June, Still Penciling One Cut for 2026 — While Inflation Forecasts Drift the Wrong Way

The projections show core inflation at 2.7% by year-end, growth at 2.4%, and a committee in no hurry in either direction.