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961 Rates Spark: Gimme fiveChair Warsh will be very aware that the 10yr Treasury yield is looking for an excuse to mark at 5% again. A 25bp hike could or should help. That said, whether the Fed hikes or not, the 10yr yield is liable to test 5% again. It’s up there mostly on account of higher real yields, i 2026.09.15 962 Japan Indices of Tertiary Industry Activity (ITA) for July, 2026tables 2026.09.15 963 Trump’s ‘little war’ with Iran just got a lot biggerIt is an unintended feature of United States President Donald Trump’s Plan B for defeating Iran – economic strangulation – that the more successful the policy becomes, the more risk the men who run the Islamic Republic are willing to accept to fight it. Judged on that metric, the 2026.09.15 964 Labour market overview, UK: September 2026Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK fell by 101,000 (0.3%) between July 2025 and July 2026, and decreased by 19,000 (0.1%) between June and July 2026. This is based on administrative data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). When looking at May to July 2026, the period com 2026.09.15 965 German wholesale prices in August 2026: +6.8% on August 2025The selling prices in wholesale trade were 6.8% higher in August 2026 than in August 2025. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was +5.3% in July 2026, and +4.9% in June 2026. A higher price increase than that in August 2026 was last recorded in Februar 2026.09.15 966 In August 2026, French consumer prices increased by 2.4% year-on-yearIn August 2026, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.7% month-on-month, following a 0.6% increase in July. This further increase was due to the seasonal rebound in manufactured goods prices (up 1.6% after -2.0%), particularly clothing and footwear (up 7.3% after -9.8%), follo 2026.09.15 967 Why a Fed rate hike can't fix oil and diesel prices, but may still curb inflationThe Federal Open Market Committee meets on September 15 and 16, with a decision due Wednesday afternoon under Chair Kevin Warsh. Markets are pricing a high probability of a quarter-point increase, which would take the federal funds rate to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%, the first hik 2026.09.15 968 Iran's IRGC Claims To Have Taken Down A Fourth MQ-1 Drone In Four Days Near The Strait Of Hormuz Using A New Air Defense SystemIran's Irgc Claims To Have Taken Down A Fourth Mq-1 Drone In Four Days Near The Strait Of Hormuz Using A New Air Defense System. 2026.09.15 969 Iran Govt Jet Enters Saudi Airspace - Kan NewsIran Govt Jet Enters Saudi Airspace - Kan News 2026.09.15 970 Japan's Finance Minister Katayama Will Evaluate Tax Income, Examine Spending, And Strive To Reduce The Debt-to-GDP Ratio In The Next Budget ProcessJapan's Finance Minister Katayama Will Evaluate Tax Income, Examine Spending, And Strive To Reduce The Debt-to-gdp Ratio In The Next Budget Process. Japan Finmin Katayama: In Upcoming Budgeting Process, Will Assess Tax Revenue, Review Spending And Aim To Lower Debt-to-gdp Ratio 2026.09.15 971 Italian foreign trade and import prices - July 2026In July 2026, seasonally adjusted data increased for exports (+0.3%) and declined for imports (-1.2%). Exports to EU countries decreased by 5.6%, whilst those to non-EU countries rose by 6.9%. Imports from EU countries increased by 0.8%, whilst those from non-EU countries fell by 2026.09.15 972 Gold holds steady as investors await Fed policy cuesGold prices held steady on Tuesday after touching a more than one-month low in the previous session, while investors geared up for the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision for clues on the future path of monetary policy. Spot gold was little changed at $4,300.96 per ounce, as of 2026.09.15