The Treasury market is facing a crucial vote of investor confidence — The U.S. Treasury is conducting a $22 billion auction of 30-year bonds on Thursday amid elevated long-term borrowing costs, with 30-year yields reaching 5.661% on the day—their highest level since June 2002. The auction (Morningstar, 2026-10-08)
ECB's Zigman Sees 'Very Intensive' Discussion at Next Meeting — Ante Zigman, a member of the ECB's Governing Council, has indicated that the central bank's next interest rate decision in late October will involve extensive discussion among officials. Zigman, who leads Croatia's centr (Bloomberg Business, 2026-10-08)
Asian Stocks Eye Rough Start After US Reversal: Markets Wrap — Asian stocks were poised for a turbulent start to October following a late reversal on Wall Street that erased gains driven by softer-than-expected US inflation data. Equity-index futures indicated losses in South Korea (Bloomberg Business, 2026-09-30)
Morning Minute: Robinhood Adds Perps, Weekend Stocks, and AI Traders — Robinhood announced a suite of new products at its HOOD Summit, including crypto perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage, weekend stock trading, AI agents that place trades, and earnings contracts. The company also lau (Decrypt, 2026-09-30)
What smart people are saying about Anthropic's leaked IPO prospectus numbers — Anthropic's leaked IPO prospectus reveals staggering 2025 figures: roughly $4.6 billion in revenue (about 12x its 2024 total) against a $42 billion net loss, including a $7.33 billion spend on compute and infrastructure (Business Insider, 2026-09-29)