Issue 2026-09-17
Stories
- Fed Raises Benchmark Rate to 3.9%, First Hike Since 2023
- Wall Street Pivots: Goldman & JPMorgan Now Predict Sept 2026 Fed Rate Hike
- Fed Lifts Policy Rate to 3.75–4% in First Hike Since 2023, Setting Up Further Tightening
- Carney’s September 2026 Trans-Atlantic Push: First Canadian PM to Address EU Parliament and Court Macron on French Soil
- EU Commission Unveils Kids Act to Ban Social Media for Under-13s and Restrict 13-15s
- Tropical Warm-Pool Teleconnection Triggers 695 Billion-Ton East Antarctic Snow Boom
- House Democrats Move to Name India for 100 % Tariff Exposure in Russia–Iran Sanctions Bill
- UN Security Council Convenes Second Emergency Session After Houthis Seize Red Sea Islands
- Trump Moves $2.8 Billion, 40,000-Bomb Package for Israel into Congressional Pipeline
At a Glance
- On 16 Sept 2026 the Federal Reserve lifted the federal-funds target by 0.25 percentage points despite President Trump...
- Both banks abruptly reversed prior ‘no-change’ calls and now see the Fed lifting its policy rate by 25 bp at the 15-1...
- On 16 Sept 2026 the FOMC unanimously raised the fed-funds target by 25 bp to 3.75–4%, breaking a three-year pause and...
- Between 15-20 Sep 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney will tour Strasbourg, Liverpool and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to de...
- On 16 Sep 2026, Ursula von der Leyen announced draft EU Kids Act legislation that would bar anyone under 13 from soci...
- A Nature paper reports that persistent 2021-2023 heat in the western Pacific/eastern Indian Ocean shifted Southern-He...