INDEX

1521 ENTRIES · UPDATED 2026.09.28

661 America’s population of 401(k) millionaires hits record high — thanks to strong marketThe number of 401(k) millionaires has soared to a record high — buoyed by a strong stock market and robust employee contributions. The number of retirement accounts managed by Fidelity Investments with at least $1 million jumped 19% between the first and second quarters — reachin 2026.09.05 662 Yen's changing fortunes might finally be spooking the bearsSix weeks after hitting a four-decade low against the dollar, the tide appears to be turning for the battered yen as a host of factors finally smoke out traders who have spent years betting against the Japanese currency. While central bank rate hikes and record currency intervent 2026.09.05 663 Iran accuses the US of targeting a tanker near Kharg Island, and other Mideast newsIran on Saturday accused the U.S. of attacking an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. did not immediately comment, but a new strike would raise the risk of sparking a new round of Iranian attacks on U.S. allies and interests in the region. Meanwhile in 2026.09.05 664 U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner are in Moscow in a new push for peace between Russia and UkraineU.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian state news outlets reported. The visit came as both sides escalated their aerial attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymy 2026.09.05 665 U.S. attacks 3 Iranian oil tankers after missiles target Navy warshipsU.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers Saturday after U.S. Central Command said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two Navy warships in the region. CENTCOM said it permanently disabled one crude oil carrier off the coast of Kharg 2026.09.05 666 AUD/USD Forecast: JPMorgan Likes The Australian Dollar, But Not At This PriceCurrency analysts remain bullish on the AUD/USD exchange rate but wants a retreat to 0.7080-0.7000 before rebuilding long positions. The Australian Dollar is trading above the level where JPMorgan wants to buy it. AUD/USD closed near 0.7204 on Friday after reaching 0.7214, leavin 2026.09.05 667 Bond Vigilantes Are Back!The global bond selloff was the big financial story of the week. Sovereign yields surged across the major economies, with borrowing cost in several countries reaching levels not seen in decades. The yield on the Japanese 10-year government bond crossed 3 percent for the first tim 2026.09.06 668 Trump turns up the heat on Warsh as Fed rate hike loomsTen days ahead of a meeting in which the Federal Reserve will likely consider raising interest rates, the Trump administration looks to be in a full-court press to halt the hike in its tracks. In the past week, the president, vice president, Treasury secretary and one of the pres 2026.09.06 669 Week Ahead: Yen in Play, ECB Hikes, and US CPI to Impact FOMCThe G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Council held their respective summits. The American agenda was to convince countries to take a harder stand against Chinese exports while still threatening some members with sanctions due to trade or facilitating trade with Iran, including airline 2026.09.06 670 Germany’s far-right AfD seeks landmark state victory as Saxony-Anhalt votesVoting in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt began on Sunday in a closely watched election that could see the Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War Two. Under its 35-year-old lead candidate Ulrich Sieg 2026.09.06 671 OPEC+ makes no changes to output quotasSeven OPEC+ countries that previously agreed to additional voluntary production adjustments said on Sunday that they decided not to make any changes to their output quotas and maintain the September 2026 required production for October. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhs 2026.09.06 672 Kremlin says Ukraine talks with U.S. envoys were useful; no sign of breakthroughRussian President Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of “highly useful” talks on Saturday with two U.S. envoys seeking a deal to end the Ukraine war, a Kremlin aide said, but he gave no indication of breakthrough. The aide, Yuri Ushakov, said Americans Steve Witkoff and Ja 2026.09.06