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Lower US inflation fails to halt rising Yields, markets remain uncomfortable 📰 Much-needed lower inflation – The US core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) came in at 3% YoY in August, well below the 3.3% expected. While the Federal Reserve (Fed) targets 2% for this figure – its preferred gauge of price rises – the decline was welcomed. In addition, Oil prices extended their fall as Crude flows through Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline. While the odds of an October rate hike by the Fed decreased, benchmark US 10-year Yields hit 5.28% and returns on 30-year Treasuries touched 5.65% – both levels last seen in the 2000s. Check it out!

The fastest-growing forex YouTube channel among financial publishers. From 2,000 views per video to 100,000+ views in one year. This is how FXStreet's Expand project evolved. One year ago, our YouTube videos were reaching around 2,000 views each. Today, two of them have surpassed 100,000 views, and the channel is now reaching around 350,000 monthly views. This growth is not the result of a viral moment or a lucky break. It comes from a year of consistent work, testing, learning, and improving every part of the process. This project has evolved significantly in recent months, helping us reach traders in a different way while staying true to what has always defined FXStreet: independent market analysis built on accuracy, transparency, and trust. Video has become an essential part of how traders consume information. It allows us to go beyond what we publish on our website and create deeper, more engaging content around markets, strategies, and trading education. These are our first two videos to cross 100,000 views, and we believe they are only the beginning. Of course, we never reach milestones like this alone. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this journey: Javier Hertfelder, Jordi Martínez, Ian Coleman, Marc Calero, Albert Urgellés, Víctor Navarro, Ruben Cruces, and Ruben Darío. As the channel continues to grow, we are also opening opportunities for brands that want to connect with a global community of traders through trusted financial content. If you are interested in sponsoring the FXStreet YouTube channel, feel free to get in touch with us.

Trump gives tech bosses a green light to rally 💡 Super-intelligence summit – US President Donald Trump convened tech titans such as the chiefs of Anthropic, Nvidia and Meta, and announced an agreement to police AI development. He declared that the accord is “morally binding.” The bosses of these companies vowed to continue developing disruptive technologies while taking safety concerns very seriously. OpenAI scrapped the release of its latest LLM due to its misbehavior, while reportedly raising $30 billion in private markets. Click and read!

Markets get used to rising US rate hike chances 🔁 Rinse and repeat – Oil prices rose amid reports that Iran is pessimistic about reaching an agreement with the US before America’s midterm elections. Higher Crude costs contributed to another advance in long-term US Treasury Yields. Another trigger for the rise in returns on US debt came from Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Lisa Cook, who said that the labor market is well positioned to handle an increase in interest rates. Bond markets are now pricing in over a 70% chance of a rate hike at the upcoming Fed meeting in October. Stocks were mixed, with Nvidia – the world’s most valuable firm – rising on Monday. Don't miss it!

The Bond sell-off takes its toll, and recession fears begin emerging 💫 Yields melt Gold – Returns on long-term US Bonds continue rising, with 10-year Treasury yields topping 5.20%, while those on 30-year debt surpass 5.50%. That has knocked Gold down, with XAU/USD slipping under $4,200 to its lowest since early August. The driver has been the US rejection of Iran’s latest ceasefire proposal, which led Oil up, dragging up concerns about inflation and higher interest rates. Investors increasingly expect the Federal Reserve (Fed) to hike rates in late October, as reflected in 2-year yields, which are en route to 5%. Stay tuned!

Investors may be celebrating another Middle East mediation attempt too quickly 🤝 Gradual ceasefire – Iran submitted a proposal for a phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which would see the US lifting its blockade, and seven days later, Tehran would enable traffic to flow through the critical waterway. The headlines sent Oil prices and Bond Yields sliding. Stocks and Gold stabilized. Officials in Washington, busy with Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit, have yet to comment on these latest negotiations. Know more!

At the European Blockchain Convention, we weren’t there just to attend. We were there to ask the questions traders care about. FXStreet had the opportunity to interview two leading voices in digital assets: ✨Dovile Silenskyte, CFA, Director of Digital Assets Research at WisdomTree 📹 Lorenzo Valente, Director of Research, Digital Assets at ARK Investment Management The conversations focused on questions shaping the crypto market today: regulation, the outlook for BTC, XRP, and altcoins, and how institutional experts expect the digital asset market to evolve over the coming years. For traders, that means access to perspectives that go beyond market noise and help build a clearer view of what may shape the next phase of the crypto market. Beyond the interviews, we also attended several panel discussions and connected with key players across the industry. Both interviews will be available on FXStreet very soon!

US Dollar upends expectations and rises in September – What’s behind the comeback? 💲 Whooping and whipping – The US Dollar Index is up 1.43% in September so far, driven mainly by a shift in interest rate expectations. Markets now price in one, maybe two, rate hikes by the Federal Reserve (Fed) before the end of the year, and higher borrowing costs attract more capital inflows from investors seeking returns. If the projections are accurate, the Fed Funds Rate could stand at 4.25%-4.50% going into Christmas. Click and read!