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Sep 20, 2026

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The Week Nobody Measures Inflation

The Fed's statement ran about 130 words and then the explaining stopped. Ten speaking slots, no price data, a mortgage survey five basis points from paying an 84-cent contract, and two deadlines with real dates on them.

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The Week the Fed Hiked and October Got Harder

Sep 19, 2026

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The Week the Fed Hiked and October Got Harder

A quarter point landed exactly as priced. Sixteen of 18 officials want more. October repriced from 36 cents to 55 after the vote, the five percent contract finally paid on a Treasury table, and diesel set a record crude never touched.

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Oil Broke under $100 | The Ten-Year Reclaimed Five | October Flipped | The Relief That Tightened

Sep 18, 2026

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Oil Broke under $100 | The Ten-Year Reclaimed Five | October Flipped | The Relief That Tightened

WTI closed at $99.32, the 10-year ended above 5%, and October hike odds rose to 55%.

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Oil Tests $100 | Gas Prices Hold the Risk | The Ten-Year Waits Below Five | The Cut Book Closes

Sep 18, 2026

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Oil Tests $100 | Gas Prices Hold the Risk | The Ten-Year Waits Below Five | The Cut Book Closes

Futures rose as WTI neared $100, but gas-price markets and 0-cut odds kept the Fed path tight.

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Relief Bounced | The Ten-Year Slipped Under Five | October Split | The Economy Book Stayed Hot

Sep 17, 2026

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Relief Bounced | The Ten-Year Slipped Under Five | October Split | The Economy Book Stayed Hot

Stocks rebounded as the 10-year fell to 4.94%, but October sits 50/49 and overheating trades at .736.

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Oil Gives the Rebound | The Ten-Year Stays Five | October Opens | The Hike That Did Not Close

Sep 17, 2026

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Oil Gives the Rebound | The Ten-Year Stays Five | October Opens | The Hike That Did Not Close

Futures rose as WTI eased near $100, but another 2026 hike sits at 81% and December prices 69%.

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The Fed Hiked | The Ten-Year Held Five | Oil Stayed Above $100 | The Meeting After the Meeting

Sep 16, 2026

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The Fed Hiked | The Ten-Year Held Five | Oil Stayed Above $100 | The Meeting After the Meeting

The Fed raised to 3.75% to 4%. December hike odds hit 70% while the 10-year closed above 5%.

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The Fed Gets the Vote | The Ten-Year Holds Five | Oil Sets the Terms | The Meeting After the Hike

Sep 16, 2026

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The Fed Gets the Vote | The Ten-Year Holds Five | Oil Sets the Terms | The Meeting After the Hike

Futures rose as the 10-year held near 5%, oil stayed above $100, and September hike odds sat near 88%.

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CLARITY Failed | Oil Broke $105 | The Ten-Year Held Five | The Fed Gets the Next Vote

Sep 15, 2026

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CLARITY Failed | Oil Broke $105 | The Ten-Year Held Five | The Fed Gets the Next Vote

WTI closed at $105.83, the 10-year held near 5%, and CLARITY odds fell to 7% before Wednesday’s Fed decision.

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The Ten-Year Breaks Five | Oil Trades With Bonds | AI Keeps Its Brake | The Fed Meets a Costlier Tape

Sep 15, 2026

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The Ten-Year Breaks Five | Oil Trades With Bonds | AI Keeps Its Brake | The Fed Meets a Costlier Tape

The 10-year hit 5.041%, WTI traded near $103, and September hike odds sit at 89% before the Fed meets.

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AI Slows the Tape | WTI Holds Above $101 | The Ten-Year Touches Five | The Growth Trade Pays Again

Sep 14, 2026

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AI Slows the Tape | WTI Holds Above $101 | The Ten-Year Touches Five | The Growth Trade Pays Again

Nasdaq fell 0.56%, WTI gained 1.76%, and September hike odds rose to 87% as Anthropic held 96.2% AI-model odds.

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AI Hits Its Own Brake | Oil Reopens Above $103 | The Ten-Year Tests Five | The Week the Growth Trade Pays Up

Sep 14, 2026

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AI Hits Its Own Brake | Oil Reopens Above $103 | The Ten-Year Tests Five | The Week the Growth Trade Pays Up

Nasdaq futures slid 1.6%, WTI topped $103, and September hike odds sit at 80% as Anthropic leads AI-model odds.

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Sep 13, 2026

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The Week the Documents Do the Deciding

A Fed hike is priced near 82%. Tokyo's is priced near 98%. Retail sales land hours before the decision, a cloture vote lands Tuesday, and a bank gets sanctioned Monday without a name.

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The Week the Fed Stopped Being a Coin Flip

Sep 12, 2026

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The Week the Fed Stopped Being a Coin Flip

Core prices ran hot while the headline behaved. Diesel passed $6 for the first time. A September hike now prices above 80%, and four of the week's biggest moves settle on numbers most readers never see.

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CPI Fails the Last Gate | Stocks Rally Anyway | Oil Holds Above $100 | The Hike the Tape Looked Past

Sep 11, 2026

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CPI Fails the Last Gate | Stocks Rally Anyway | Oil Holds Above $100 | The Hike the Tape Looked Past

CPI rose 3.4% as core ran hot. September hike odds jumped to 81%. Stocks rallied while the 10-year hit 4.98%.

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CPI Gets the Last Gate | Diesel Breaks $6 | The Ten-Year Holds Near Five | The Print Oil Already Crowded

Sep 11, 2026

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CPI Gets the Last Gate | Diesel Breaks $6 | The Ten-Year Holds Near Five | The Print Oil Already Crowded

Futures rose as WTI slipped under $100, but September hike odds sit at 61% and core CPI prices cluster at 2.4%.

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PPI Fails Waller’s Test | WTI Clears $102 | The Ten-Year Nears Five | The Print Oil Tightened

Sep 10, 2026

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PPI Fails Waller’s Test | WTI Clears $102 | The Ten-Year Nears Five | The Print Oil Tightened

PPI rose 5.4% year over year. WTI jumped 7.04%. September hike odds rose to 66%. CPI lands Friday.

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PPI Tests Waller’s Hold | Brent Holds Above $101 | The Ten-Year Nears Five | The Print Oil Already Tightened

Sep 10, 2026

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PPI Tests Waller’s Hold | Brent Holds Above $101 | The Ten-Year Nears Five | The Print Oil Already Tightened

PPI is expected near 5.3% year over year as Brent holds above $101 and September hike odds sit at 52%.

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Credit Runs Longer | Brent Clears $101 | Cards Slow Before CPI | The Household Line That Cannot Reset

Sep 9, 2026

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Credit Runs Longer | Brent Clears $101 | Cards Slow Before CPI | The Household Line That Cannot Reset

Consumer credit rose 4.2% in July. Card growth slowed to 2.5%. Brent settled above $101. CPI now meets a $4.15 pump.

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Consumer Credit Accelerates to 4.2% | Card Growth Slows to 2.5% | Small Business Optimism Dips | The Four Fifths That Run for Years

Sep 9, 2026

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Consumer Credit Accelerates to 4.2% | Card Growth Slows to 2.5% | Small Business Optimism Dips | The Four Fifths That Run for Years

Consumer credit grew at a 4.2% annual rate in July. Card growth slowed to 2.5%. Four fifths of the increase runs for years.

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Oil Breaks $93 | China Trade Expands | Canada Tariffs Land | The Fed Week That Starts With a Barrel

Sep 8, 2026

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Oil Breaks $93 | China Trade Expands | Canada Tariffs Land | The Fed Week That Starts With a Barrel

WTI closed at $93. China’s exports rose 25%. Canada’s tariffs went live. September hike odds held near 54%.

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China's Exports Rise 25% | Imports Rise Faster and Still Miss | Japan's Upgrade Undershoots | The Port Priced for Little Growth

Sep 8, 2026

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China's Exports Rise 25% | Imports Rise Faster and Still Miss | Japan's Upgrade Undershoots | The Port Priced for Little Growth

Chinese imports also see 28% rise. August's surplus at $119.09 billion. Japan's revision landed under forecast. Ottawa's duty starts today.

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Sep 7, 2026

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Wall Street's Unruly Season Starts Now

Nearly 100 years of data say this month is different. This year it comes with real tests.

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The Week the Other Condition Gets Tested

Sep 6, 2026

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The Week the Other Condition Gets Tested

Payrolls cleared Warsh's labor hurdle at 162,000. Waller's hold rests on inflation cooling instead. PPI Thursday, CPI Friday. Two prints decide September.

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Sep 5, 2026

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The Week the Denominator Changed

Payrolls tripled expectations at 162,000. Breakeven is now estimated near 20,000. Services inflation hit a three-year high, and September went from hike to coin flip and back inside four sessions.

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