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US Inflation Hits 4.2 Percent Three Year High

U.S. inflation surged to 4.2% in May 2026, the highest level since April 2023, driven by energy costs from the Iran conflict. The Dow Jones fell 953 points and the Nasdaq dropped 2% on the data releas...

May 2026 Non-Farm Payrolls Preview: 4 Scenarios for Friday's Jobs Report and What Each Means for the Fed, Markets, and Your Portfolio

The May 2026 Non-Farm Payrolls report , due Friday June 6 at 8:30 AM ET, is expected to show around 78,000 jobs added (consensus range 65K-95K), down from April's 115K, with the unemployment rate stea...

FOMC June 16-17 2026 Meeting: 4 Dissenters, 98% Hold Odds, and the Dot Plot That Could Reset the Cut Path

The June 16-17, 2026 FOMC meeting is expected to hold rates at 3.50%-3.75%, with Polymarket at 98.3% no-change and CME FedWatch at 97-99%. The dot plot is the real story: four April 29 dissents — the ...

OPEC+ June 7 Meeting: 188,000 bpd July Oil Hike Despite Iran War

OPEC+ will almost certainly approve a third consecutive monthly output hike of roughly 188,000 barrels per day when its seven remaining members meet on Sunday, June 7, 2026, three Reuters sources say,...

UAE Exits OPEC: 3.5M Barrel Reshuffle Reshapes Oil Markets

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Bond Market Alarm 2026: Why Treasury Yields Hit Levels Not Seen Since 2007

US 30-year Treasury yields surged to 5.2% in May 2026 — the highest level since 2007 — as the Iran war drove oil prices to $100 per barrel and stoked inflation fears. Goldman Sachs now expects the fir...