Morning Edition · Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Macro
US 10-Year Yield Touches 5 Percent as Bond Selling Spreads to Japan and Europe
Futures markets price a 92 percent chance that the Federal Reserve raises interest rates at the meeting that begins Tuesday, a move it has not made since 2023.
Geopolitics
Houthis Strike Saudi Air Base at Khamis Mushait, Riyadh Answers With 54 Airstrikes as Bab al-Mandeb Falls Under Houthi Control
The exchange follows the Houthis' capture of Yemen's remaining Red Sea coast and Perim Island, and Saudi Arabia has postponed talks with Iran on reopening a shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz.
Macro
China's Investment Decline Deepens to 7.2 Percent as August Retail Sales Miss Forecasts
Factory output beat expectations with 5.2 percent growth, leaving Beijing with strong production and weak domestic demand at the same time.
Crypto
Bitcoin Falls to $77,800 Before Senate Procedural Vote on Crypto Market Rules
The motion to open debate on the Clarity Act needs 60 votes, and Democratic senators sent Republicans a counteroffer late Monday.
Tech
Kioxia Weighs $10 Billion US Listing Days After Chip Stocks Fell on AI Warnings
Nvidia lost 3 percent and Micron 5.2 percent on Monday after the chief executives of two leading artificial-intelligence labs called for slower deployment of frontier systems.
Geopolitics
NATO Jets Shoot Down Drone Over Lithuania as Russia Strikes Fuel Stations in Kyiv
Lithuanian media reported the drone came from Belarus, while Ukrainian officials say Russia has struck roughly 300 petrol stations in recent months.
Macro
Berlin Seeks Guarantees on Jobs as UniCredit Approaches Control of Commerzbank
The Italian bank has built a holding of nearly 50 percent, leaving the German state's roughly 12 percent stake and its board seats as its remaining sources of influence.
Tech
China Opens 500-Tonne Rubidium and Caesium Line as It Tightens Exit Rules for Sensitive Staff
The Jiangxi plant extracts the two metals from lithium-processing waste, and new State Council rules let authorities bar departures on technology-security grounds.
World
Poland Lost $230 Million Trying to Buy Venezuelan Oil With Cryptocurrency
On the same day, a businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to plead guilty in a Miami money-laundering case built on falsified shipping records.
World
US Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Restrict Mail Ballots
The decision leaves states running mail voting under their existing procedures, a method that has accounted for nearly a third of ballots cast.
World
US Ends Open-Ended Stays for International Students as Afrikaner Refugee Program Slows
The Department of Homeland Security replaces open-ended, duration-of-status admission with fixed periods, while white South Africans admitted under a separate program report rejections.
World
M23 Runs a Parallel Administration in Eastern Congo as Ebola Outbreak Passes Its Peak
Researchers describe a rebel tax and mineral-revenue system in the areas the group holds, while authorities say almost 3,500 people have died in the Ebola outbreak.