Anthropic has pushed its public listing from late September to a mid-October roadshow, finalising a $15 billion revolving credit facility while still targeting a valuation as high as $2 trillion based on 2028 revenue projections.
Category: Markets
Stocks and Bonds Rebound as Oil Drops to $102 the Day After the Fed’s First Hike Since 2023
The S&P 500 rose roughly 1% on September 17, Treasury yields retreated from 2007 highs and Brent crude fell to $102 as markets absorbed the Fed’s first rate rise in three years.
Dow Falls 600 Points as Fed Hike and Hawkish Dot Plot Rattle Wall Street
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed more than 600 points after the Fed’s unanimous rate hike to 3.75%–4%, with the 10-year Treasury yield crossing 5% and Chair Warsh signalling further increases ahead.
Brent Crude Tops $108 as Iran Shoots Down US Drones and Tanker Burns off Oman
Brent crude climbed above $108 per barrel on September 15, the highest in over four months, after Iran claimed to have downed two US drones and an oil tanker caught fire near Oman.
Oura Files for Nasdaq IPO on $1.2 Billion Revenue and 5 Million Subscribers
The Finnish smart ring maker disclosed 74% revenue growth and its first profitable period in an S-1 targeting a raise of up to $3 billion on the Nasdaq.
Gold Stays Heavy Below $4,401 as Fed Rate Hike Odds Climb to 87%
Spot gold is struggling below $4,401 with key technical support at $4,286, as traders price in an 87% probability of a Federal Reserve quarter-point rate increase at Wednesday’s FOMC meeting.
Nasdaq Backs Kraken Parent Payward with $100 Million to Launch Tokenized Stocks
Nasdaq Ventures has committed $100 million to Payward, Kraken’s parent, in a deal valuing the firm at $21 billion and setting a Q2 2027 target for the launch of on-chain tokenized Nasdaq equities.
Senate Republicans Unveil Revised CLARITY Act Ahead of September 15 Cloture Vote
Senator Cynthia Lummis released a 630-page revised CLARITY Act on September 10 incorporating 114 Democratic amendments, with a September 15 cloture vote requiring seven Democratic crossovers still in doubt over unresolved ethics provisions.
Bitcoin ETFs Post Best Month of 2026 as a Golden Cross Looms
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $3.52 billion in net inflows during August — their strongest monthly figure since October 2025 — while a bullish technical signal is expected to trigger around September 11.
Brent Crude Crosses $100 as US-Iran Tanker War Spreads to Jordan
Brent crude reached $100.71 on September 9, up 2.85% on the day, after the US-Iran tanker exchange and Iran’s ballistic missile strikes on Jordan deepened Gulf supply fears.