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The United States raised concerns over market access for Mastercard and Citigroup during bilateral meetings with China in Bangkok this week, according to a U.S. Treasury official. The discussions underscore Washington’s continuing push for fairer treatment of U.S. financial firms as trade and economic tensions remain elevated.
U.S. wholesale inflation accelerated in September to its fastest annual pace since 2022, a reading that underscores persistent price pressures in the economy and complicates the Federal Reserve’s path on interest rates. The hotter-than-expected report adds fresh scrutiny to the durability of disinflation and may reinforce concerns that inflation is proving stickier than policymakers had hoped.
Citigroup now expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in December after September inflation came in hotter than anticipated, reinforcing the view that policymakers will keep policy restrictive for longer. The brokerage said it now sees no further changes after that move, with rate cuts unlikely before June 2027.
Chinese equities fell sharply after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data revived concerns that the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates elevated for longer than markets had hoped. Technology shares led the decline across mainland China and Hong Kong, as investors reassessed the outlook for global liquidity and risk assets.
A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has accused the White House of setting up a biased process to justify President Donald Trump’s latest push to remove her, escalating a fight that has already raised alarms about political interference at the central bank. Trump, meanwhile, has publicly dismissed Cook as an “automatic no vote,” sharpening concerns that the dispute is as much about control of monetary policy as it is about the underlying allegations.
The U.S. Treasury Department has concluded that some of the nation’s largest banks allowed political considerations to influence who received banking services, a finding that could bolster President Donald Trump’s long-standing claim that conservatives have been unfairly targeted by financial institutions. The report adds fresh pressure on Wall Street as regulators and lawmakers intensify scrutiny of account closures, debanking practices and the role of reputational risk in bank decision-making.
President Donald Trump’s latest effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has intensified concerns that the White House is using personnel pressure to influence monetary policy. Cook’s legal team says the process is biased and politically motivated, while Trump has portrayed her as an automatic dissenter on rate decisions. The dispute lands at a sensitive moment for global markets, where investors are already weighing the path of U.S. interest rates, the Fed’s credibility, and the risk that political intervention could unsettle Treasury yields, equities, and the dollar.
A hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation reading has sharply revived expectations that the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates again, despite recent signs of cooling in parts of the economy. Traders and strategists now see the next policy meeting as a live event, with markets rapidly repricing the odds of another hike as officials weigh inflation persistence against slowing growth.
Economists expect the U.S. consumer price index for September to rise 0.6% from August and 3.6% from a year earlier, a reading that would signal inflation is regaining momentum after months of uneven progress. The report is likely to shape expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next policy moves, with investors watching closely for signs that price pressures remain too persistent to justify rapid easing.
China’s yuan stayed close to a three-year high against the dollar on Monday, with the People’s Bank of China’s stronger-than-expected midpoint fixing and steady foreign exchange settlement helping offset pressure from elevated US Treasury yields. Analysts said the currency’s near-term path still points to only modest gains, as trade surpluses support the yuan while policy uncertainty and geopolitical tensions cap upside.
Gold fell to a two-month low on Wednesday as a firmer US dollar and rising Treasury yields reduced the metal’s appeal as a non-yielding asset. Spot prices dropped 1.6% to $4,096.13 an ounce, while silver also weakened sharply, underscoring a broader retreat across precious metals as markets reassessed the path of US interest rates.
US equities pulled back from record territory on Tuesday as a rebound in Treasury yields and crude prices tempered risk appetite, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both retreating after recent highs. Investors are now focused on the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes, while earnings expectations point to a sharp third-quarter profit surge in energy even as chip stocks remain under pressure.
The United States has imposed sanctions on A7, a Russia-based financial network the Treasury says has helped clients bypass Western economic restrictions, including measures tied to Iran. The move broadens Washington’s effort to choke off the infrastructure that enables sanctioned actors to move money, settle payments, and maintain access to the global financial system.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note has climbed to 5.34%, its highest level since 2002 and above the 2007 peak, underscoring a sharp repricing across global bond markets. The move comes as 30-year US government bonds also touched a 24-year high this week, with investors increasingly focused on elevated oil prices, Middle East tensions and the prospect of further central bank tightening.
Fresh U.S. data point to an economy that is still running above trend, with consumer spending accelerating and inflation remaining sticky. The bond market is treating the numbers as confirmation that the Federal Reserve may have to keep policy restrictive for longer than investors had hoped.
US private employers added 90,000 jobs in September, according to ADP, a reading that came in above market expectations and reinforced the view that the labour market remains resilient despite higher borrowing costs and a slower economic backdrop. The report is likely to keep pressure on Federal Reserve policymakers as investors reassess the timing and scale of any future rate cuts.
The US dollar weakened against major currencies after fresh inflation data came in below economists’ expectations, reinforcing bets that the Federal Reserve may have less urgency to keep policy tight. The Commerce Department said the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index rose 0.3% last month, short of the 0.4% forecast, prompting a drop in US Treasury yields and a reassessment of the rate outlook.
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