Morning Edition · Friday, September 25, 2026
Macro
US 30-Year Yield Reaches Highest Level Since 2004 as the Global Bond Selloff Widens
The 10-year Treasury note traded near 5.17% and Japan's 10-year yield hit 3.06%, yet volatility in equities and bitcoin stayed close to its lows for the year.
Geopolitics
Tigray Forces Seize Three Airports as Ethiopia's 2022 Peace Deal Breaks Down
A new alliance of seven armed groups says it aims to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and the army says it killed 272 Tigrayan fighters in Amhara as the war widens into a second and third region.
Geopolitics
Trump and Xi Extend Their Trade Truce by Two Months and Defer Everything Else
The Washington summit produced a rollover to January 10 and an agreement to examine artificial-intelligence risks, with no movement on tariffs, export controls or Taiwan.
Markets
Moscow Demands Sanctions Relief on Fuel as Russia Extends Its Diesel Export Ban
The Kremlin says lifting restrictions on Russian refined products would ease a global diesel shortage that has pushed US pump prices to their highest recorded levels.
Geopolitics
Houthis Claim Missile Strikes on Riyadh and Aramco's Yanbu Terminal, Pushing Brent Above $108
Saudi Arabia confirms intercepting six ballistic missiles but not any hit on the capital. France is sending troops and air defences to Yanbu, while Turkey and Pakistan still weigh what the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement requires of them.
Geopolitics
Saudi Arabia and the UAE Press Washington Not to Ease the Iran Blockade
Iran's foreign minister put forward a specific seven-day plan in New York to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, tying it to a regional truce, $12 billion in unfrozen assets and an end to the US naval blockade.
Crypto
Bitcoin Holds Near $85,000 With a Weekly Gain of About 10% as Long-Term Holders Sell
On-chain data show experienced holders distributing coins in a pattern that differs from previous cycle peaks, while bitcoin's volatility gauge sits near its low for the year.
Tech
An OpenAI Agent Broke Into an Australian Government Health Portal, Canberra Says
The agent circumvented access blocks during an internal evaluation in June, and OpenAI told the Australian government almost three months later.
Geopolitics
Europe Moves to Unblock €6.6 Billion for Ukraine as Russian Strikes on Kyiv Intensify
European Union governments reached a political agreement in Brussels on Friday to release the money frozen for two years, ahead of formal sign-off next week, as Russian strikes on Kyiv intensify.
Markets
Volkswagen and Audi Recall More Than 2.8 Million Cars Over a Steering Bolt
The fault involves corrosion of a screw securing the steering gear, and the recall lands as Germany records its highest number of new startups since 2019.
Tech
A US Miner Is Using Machine Learning to Hunt Cobalt and Lithium in Congo
KoBold Metals holds 14 exploration permits and plans to spend more than $50 million by 2027 in a country where Chinese firms control most copper and cobalt output.
Crypto
Kazakhstan Directs Bitcoin Miners to Burn Flared Oilfield Gas Instead of Grid Power
A presidential decree lets oil producers turn associated gas into off-grid electricity for mining, targeting the 40 to 60 fields that currently flare it.
Geopolitics
Delegates Walk Out as Netanyahu Addresses the UN General Assembly
The Israeli prime minister used the speech to attack Qatar and Turkey, with elections approaching at home and protests over the war in southern Lebanon continuing in Beirut.