The resignation put a double-digit probability of human extinction into mainstream coverage and drew immediate calls from lawmakers for Congress to act.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
24 storiesThe Treasury secretary's pressure campaign has pushed the dollar toward a seven-month low against the yen and revived talk of a carry-trade unwind.
Jack Dorsey's payments company joins an OCC queue in which digital asset filings now make up more than half the applications.
Crude broke into triple digits for the first time since July, and Wall Street strategists split over whether it changes the equity story.
A $400 million fund with Fasanara Capital routes USDT settlement into private lending, with a stated target of $3 billion from institutions.
Officials are openly split, and forecasters say the decision could hinge on a few hundredths of a percentage point in the next two days of data.
Scott Bessent's $6 billion repurchase of long-dated debt was meant to cool what he called a market fever, and yields rose instead.
The escalation moves the fight with Canada past tariffs into outright exclusion, with the prohibitions due to take effect in three weeks.
Steve Witkoff's filing lands while Senate Republicans say the crypto market-structure bill is likely to fail over ethics language.
The biggest wave of attacks on Gulf shipping since the war began came with an expanded blockade area and disputed claims about what was hit.
The ratio has reached a level not seen since the Second World War, and the Treasury secretary's answer is a growth rate the economy is not currently running at.
The US government says Chinese companies are extracting proprietary capabilities from American models, and Beijing has rejected the claim ahead of planned Trump-Xi talks.
Three researchers went public with concerns about out-of-control AI as their employer prepares for a market debut.
The Treasury secretary says the enlarged repurchase programme is meant to quell a market fever and is not quantitative easing.
The US Treasury secretary dared markets to test his resolve on a stronger yen days before an expected Bank of Japan rate rise.
Export strength widened the trade surplus while an energy-led price rebound left domestic demand looking no stronger.
A quarter-point increase on Thursday is priced at near certainty, with Brent closing on $100 a barrel.
September meeting odds moved above 50% as Kevin Warsh's first big decision approaches with inflation still above target.
Crude returned to triple digits after US forces destroyed five Iranian tankers and Iran struck back at shipping and at a base in Jordan.
China's central bank added to reserves for a twenty-second straight month while bullion held near $4,400.
The AI stake is now large enough to need refinancing on an industrial scale, with a high-yield sale in view.
The stablecoin issuer is deploying reserves into small-business lending settled on its own token rails.
Washington moved from tariffs to outright import prohibitions hours after Canada's retaliatory duties took effect.
Treasury designated the country's last major carriers, exposing foreign firms that keep doing business with them.