Breaking

September 23, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Federal Reserve & Rates

Fed’s Barr Says More Rate Hikes Are Likely Needed to Tame Inflation

The Federal Reserve is not done. That was the message from Fed Governor Michael Barr on Wednesday, in remarks that gave Wall Street its freshest reason to rethink how...

September 23, 2026
Boldly Financial
Bonds & Treasury, Breaking

Stock Futures Slip as Oil Climbs Back Over $100 and the 10-Year Nears 5%

As of 8:30am CT on Wednesday, September 23, Wall Street was waking up to a familiar tug-of-war. Futures on the three major U.S. stock indexes had reversed earlier gains...

September 23, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Economy

IonQ’s Quantum Leap: Breakthrough Decoder Ignites a Sector-Wide Premarket Rally

As of 8:30am CT on Wednesday, September 23, the single most electric stock in the premarket was not an AI chipmaker or a bank. It was IonQ, the quantum...

September 23, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Economy

What to Watch Today: Flash PMIs, a Fed Governor on Housing, and Xi’s Arrival in Washington

As of 8:30am CT on Wednesday, September 23, the day’s calendar is doing what calendars do in a nervous market: it is crowded. Here is everything that could move...

September 22, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Tech Carries the Close to a Record While the Dow Slips on Banks and Oil Angst

Tuesday gave us a market telling two stories at once, and by the closing bell the split had only widened. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5% to set its second...

September 22, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Bank Stocks Drag Wall Street to Session Lows While the Nasdaq Touches a Record

Tuesday’s market is telling two stories at once. Around midday in Chicago, the Nasdaq composite touched an intraday record high of 27,212.68, eclipsing its previous intraday mark of 27,190.21...

September 22, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Federal Reserve & Rates

Fed Officials Close Ranks Behind Last Week’s Rate Hike: “Risks to Inflation Outweigh”

The Federal Reserve’s newest hike is barely a week old, and central bank officials are already making the case that it was the right call. In a trio of...

September 22, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Wall Street Takes a Breather After the Nasdaq’s Record Run

As of 8:30am CT on Tuesday, the stock market is catching its breath. After Monday’s electric rally sent the Nasdaq to a record close, stock futures are barely moving...

September 22, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Energy & Commodities

Iran Says It Could Reopen the Strait of Hormuz in Seven Days

The most important sentence of the morning did not come from Wall Street. It came from a senior Iranian official, who told Reuters that Tehran could reopen the Strait...