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Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivers his first Jackson Hole keynote Friday, and traders are parsing every phrase for clues on September.

Oil cratered more than 4% on Iran de-escalation hopes, lifting equities and pushing Treasury yields lower, as the dollar finished as a net underperformer.

Australia’s July CPI report takes center stage on Wednesday as traders look for fresh clues about the inflation outlook.

Markets have been buzzing about Fed rate hike odds lately, as the U.S. will be printing the central bank’s preferred inflation metric ahead of Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech.

Chip stocks slid ahead of Nvidia earnings while Bessent unveiled sweeping Iran sanctions; oil eased, gold and bitcoin climbed, and the dollar led all majors.

Trade talks with Canada just collapsed. 50% tariffs are live, retaliation is coming, and USD/CAD’s reaction is quieter than the headline number suggests.

Global PMIs painted a stronger economic picture in August, but the details reveal clues about what markets could do next.

Jackson Hole week: Warsh gives his first speech as Fed chair Friday, a hot core PCE lands Wednesday, and last week’s debasement trade in gold and Bitcoin sits stretched.

A surprise Treasury buyback rewrote the week for the dollar, gold, and Bitcoin, while a Strait of Hormuz standoff kept oil and equities on edge throughout.

Bitcoin surged nearly 23% this week toward $77,400 while stocks sank — powered by a Treasury bond move traders read as dollar debasement. Here’s what that means.

Government bond yields rarely make headlines, but this week they forced the U.S. Treasury to intervene in its own market.

Forex and financial market recap for Aug. 20, 2026: a Treasury buyback lost its grip as stocks fell, oil and bitcoin climbed, and the dollar firmed.

Australia’s July jobs report looked weak at first glance, but the details could matter more for the RBA and Aussie.

Markets snapped a defensive streak Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury doubled its long-end bond buybacks, sinking the dollar to a three-month low while gold and bitcoin rallied.

The U.S. Treasury surprised markets by doubling its long-end bond buyback cap to $4 billion per operation, sending 30-year yields nearly 9 basis points lower.

UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July 2026, matching forecasts, as a 13% Ofgem energy price cap hike pushed gas prices to their highest since 2022.

With the rate hike debate heating up again for the RBA, will a strong jobs report continue to fuel tightening hopes? Here’s what to look out for.

Chipmakers dragged stocks lower and yields held near multi-year highs Tuesday, while the dollar firmed as the best major and gold slid sharply.

The US 30-year yield just hit 5.3%, its highest since 2007. Four forces are driving a global bond selloff that’s moving every market you trade.

UK unemployment held at 4.9% in April to June 2026, missing forecasts. Wages beat expectations, the Claimant Count fell, and redundancies hit a 14-month low.