17 September 2026 – 08:45 Central Euro Time

The FOMC rightly raised its Bank’s Funds Rate, the vote unanimous even as our notion was they’d perhaps wait for the August “Fed-favoured” PCE data (due 30 September). So now “post-Fed” we’ve at present seven of the eight BEGOS Markets above today’s Neutral Zones, the sole component below same being Oil as ’tis “said” the USA/IRN war may be winding down; session volatility is moderate. In going ’round the horn for the five primary BEGOS Markets in real-time we’ve: the Bond -4^22 points “low” vis-à-vis its smooth valuation line, the Euro -0.033 points “low”, Gold -183 points “low”, Oil +16.04 points “high”, and the Spoo -201 points “low”. Today’s incoming metrics for the Econ Baro include September’s Philly Fed Index, plus August’s Housing Starts/Permits and Pending Home Sales.