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September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Dow Drops 131 Points as Record Bond Yields Give Way to Fed Hope

The stock market walked into Tuesday expecting the worst of the bond rout, spent most of the day staring at it, and walked out with a strange kind of...

September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Federal Reserve & Rates

The Fed Is Hiking Again. What a New Tightening Cycle Means for Your Money

Three years ago, the Federal Reserve last raised interest rates. Last Wednesday, it did it again. The quarter-point increase, unanimous, lifted the federal funds target range to 3.75% to...

September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Guides, Inflation & Prices

Home Prices Are Still Climbing. Here Is What Those Indexes Actually Measure

Tuesday morning brought fresh housing numbers, and both beat expectations. The Case-Shiller index rose 0.3% on the month and 2.5% year over year, while the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s...

September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Federal Reserve & Rates

Fed’s Barr Says More Rate Hikes Likely as Australia Lifts to a 15-Year High

The central bank chorus grew louder on Tuesday. Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr told the Detroit Economic Club that further interest rate hikes are probably needed to bring inflation...

September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Economy

Dow Falls 300 Points at Midday as 30-Year Yield Hits a 24-Year High

U.S. stocks gave up their morning gains and slid lower at midday on Tuesday, dragged down by a fresh surge in long-term Treasury yields. The 30-year yield touched 5.612%...

September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Economy

What to Watch Today: Jobs, Confidence, and OpenAI’s Biggest Day of the Year

Tuesday, September 29, arrives with a full plate, so here is the map for the day ahead. First, the morning data. Investors get two closely watched reads on the...

September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Economy

Washington Just Broke FICO’s Mortgage Monopoly, and the Stock Is Cratering

Shares of Fair Isaac, the company behind the FICO credit score, plunged about 20% in premarket trading on Tuesday, September 29, to $675.39, putting the stock on pace for...

September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Bonds & Treasury, Breaking

Futures Creep Higher as Yields Cool From a 19-Year Peak

As of 8:30am CT on Tuesday, September 29, Wall Street is catching its breath. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were up roughly...

September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Crypto, Guides

Should a Little Bitcoin Sit Inside Your Retirement Plan?

Bitcoin topped $126,000 in October 2025, an all-time high, then fell to less than half that by the end of June 2026, and has now surged back above $84,000...

September 29, 2026
Boldly Financial
Guides, Income & Careers

100,000 New Jobs: What One Report Means for Your Mortgage, Your Boss, and Your Paycheck

Friday, October 2 brings the September jobs report, and economists expect employers to have added 100,000 jobs, down from 162,000 added in August (Seeking Alpha Wall Street Breakfast). Two...