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433 US to set limits on Egyptian bank in effort to pressure IranThe Treasury Department is due to cut off a major Egyptian bank's operations in the United Arab Emirates from the US financial system, an official said Friday (Aug 28), as Washington pushes to choke Iran off economically. The move impacts UAE branches of Egypt's second-largest ba 2026.08.28 434 Bessent Says a ‘Disorderly Yen’ Could Ultimately Raise US RatesTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended his move last month to support the yen, saying that any extreme volatility in the Japanese currency could feed through to higher US interest rates. "Japan is a major holder of US Treasuries," Bessent said in an Aug. 27 letter responding t 2026.08.28 435 Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with US inflation stubbornly elevatedFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday (Aug 28) that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he had sent previously about his economic outlook. In his first hig 2026.08.29 436 How did you go bankrupt? Gradually… And then graduallyThe country is living through a uniquely strange moment. At the top, money compounds faster than the rich can spend it. Fortunes swell. Extravagant celebrations, vanity projects, and gilded ballrooms. At the bottom, nothing adds up. Food, rent, and everything else costs more than 2026.08.29 437 US military member suspected of winning $1M with Polymarket war betsA US military member is expected to face criminal charges after winning more than $1 million betting on Polymarket ahead of looming American actions against Iran and Venezuela. The staggering and brazen windfall, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, was confirmed to The Pos 2026.08.29 438 USD/JPY weekly outlook: Payrolls may challenge the Fed’s hawkish resetUSD/JPY was given a much-needed jolt last Friday, with Fed Chair Kevin Warsh doing enough to restore some of the Fed’s inflation-fighting credibility. That resulted in a sharp increase in pricing for a Fed rate hike this year, pushing USD/JPY to levels not seen since the latter p 2026.08.29 439 Trump says US reaches deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of country’s oil reservesPresident Donald Trump said Friday night the United States has reached an oil agreement with Venezuela, a move he said will “more than double” American oil reserves, increase oil supply and lower gas prices. “At my direction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War P 2026.08.29 440 Peterson Institute's Posen: It's fine for the Fed not to give forward guidance, but a forecast is criticalWhen Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh addressed his colleagues and the world on Friday morning in the Grand Tetons, there was one thing everyone was looking for: clarity on committing to raising interest rates if inflation doesn't come down. Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institut 2026.08.29 441 The Monumental Mistake Of Raising Rates In SeptemberThree members of the Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise rates in July. However, the Committee held the federal funds target at 3.5%-3.75% by a 9-3 vote. Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and J.P. Morgan all expect a September hike. Across the Atlantic, the European Centra 2026.08.30 442 September 2026 MonthlySeptember brings a cluster of events that will shape the macro narrative into year-end. A Xi-Trump meeting, German state elections, a Federal Reserve decision with a new Summary of Economic Projections, and an ECB meeting that is not finished hiking. Each carries its own logic, b 2026.08.30 443 The New Treasury-Fed Accord Takes Shapevideo I thought today I would start with just three points that I want to make before I pull up the slides. The first point is that in my years on Wall Street and in watching financial markets and how everything works, I have always been amazed how powerful the consensus is And t 2026.08.30 444 U.S. Treasury’s Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoilU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy skills this week as he presses finance leaders from the G20 major economies to shrink global trade imbalances, boost growth and sever business ties to Iran, while trying to calm worries about risin 2026.08.30