The move extends a rally that ran through the Federal Reserve's rate rise, with quoted prices varying widely across the session.
Monday, September 21, 2026
12 storiesEurope's central bank opened a link between its payment system and blockchain-based markets, and said it will put a small portion of its own funds into tokenised securities.
Bullion steadied rather than fell after the Federal Reserve tightened, with falling oil and central bank buying cited as the offsets.
Two agencies counted weekend traffic through the strait differently, and both counts point down while US Central Command describes the opposite trend.
Kristalina Georgieva told the Qatar Economic Forum that governments are falling short on deficit cuts even as the world economy proves more resilient than feared.
The crude risk premium is draining as Hormuz traffic and diplomacy improve, but refined fuels are still squeezing farmers and freight.
Beijing left benchmark lending rates unchanged and eased its guard on the currency, which strengthened to its firmest level against the dollar since mid-2022.
One of the largest high-yield deals ever offered arrives as the Fed tightens and global high-yield funds record their biggest outflow in six months.
The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan all raised rates inside eight days, and a Fed policymaker says price pressure now runs well beyond energy.
Interest on the federal debt hit a record through August, and the debt-to-GDP ratio has returned to 100 per cent for the first time in 80 years.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered Beijing a notification mechanism for AI incidents, while the US trade representative confirmed chip export controls were not on the agenda.
The agreement expands the US military presence on the island and places Arctic security under NATO oversight, and thinly traded Greenland names moved violently on the news.