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Bank of England gilt stock by treatment

The Bank of England's £488.2bn gilt stock, split three ways.

Where eighteen people think the policy rate goes

Federal Reserve, Summary of Economic Projections, 16 September 2026. Participant counts read from Figure 2.

The BIS, publishing the same morning, describes exactly that market — and measures it at its most permissive

The BIS, publishing the same morning, describes exactly that market — and measures it at its most permissive. Europe is not missing a virtue. It is missing an instrument.

US 30-year and 10-year Treasury constant-maturity yields, January 2024 to September 2026

A day before the gilt sale, the UK government opened Modernising corporate reporting , published 7 September and closing 11:59pm on 30 November 2026 . Its stated objective is “supporting economic growth and strengthening the UK’s international competitiveness.” The proposals cover, in the

Canada–US goods trade before the counter-tariffs

On 4 September 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, an application for an order to show cause and an order compelling Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. to comply with an administrative subpoena. The docket is 2:26-mc-00078 ; the

Four balance sheets, one assignment

Japan’s Ministry of Finance reported that official reserves fell to $1,207.5 billion at the end of August, down $79.6 billion, or 6.18% , from $1,287.1 billion a month earlier. It is the largest monthly fall on record.

Chart of the day — 2026-09-06

Chart of the Day

St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index (weekly, latest observation 28 Aug 2026); ICE BofA US High Yield Option-Adjusted Spread and CBOE VIX (daily, latest observations 3 Sep 2026). Series carry different observation frequencies and end dates; no spot and futures series are mixed.