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Michigan consumer sentiment crashed to 53.3 in March 2026, below every pre-recession level since 1978, as Iran war drives gas prices and inflation fears.

S&P 500 hit a 2026 low at 6,632. Adobe lost 8.85% after its CEO of 18 years resigned. But the equal-weight S&P is up 3% YTD. Here's what's actually moving.

DXY crossed 100 on Friday. EUR/USD is at 1.1457, USD/JPY at 158, and Q4 GDP was just revised to 0.7% as core PCE hit 3.1%. Here's what's driving the dollar and what breaks the trade.

Brent settled at $100.46 on Thursday, its first close above $100 since August 2022. Iran's new supreme leader vowed to keep Hormuz closed. The Fed is frozen. Here's what actually matters.

US CPI held at 2.4% in February 2026, in line with forecasts. But the clean data precedes an oil shock from the Iran war that analysts warn will reshape the March and April readings and the Fed's rate path.

Kraken Financial just became the first crypto company with a Federal Reserve master account. Direct Fedwire access. No middleman bank. Five years in the making.

ISM Prices Paid surged to 70.5, the highest since 2022. EUR/USD dropped to 1.17, GBP/USD clings to 1.34 as rate cut bets collapse.

US 30-year mortgage rate hits 6.01%, lowest since September 2022, as Fed minutes reveal policy rift and January home sales plunge 8.4% to two-year low.