US Yields Surge Despite $5.2B Buyback | CPI Accelerates as UMich Consumer Sentiment Drops

Daily financial markets, macroeconomics, commodities, geopolitical conflicts, and Web3 updates for Friday, September 11, 2026.

🔥 TOP HEADLINES TODAY:

• Energy Shock & Red Sea Escalation: Brent crude surges past $110/bbl as Houthi rebels take control of Yemen's Red Sea coastline and strike Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline. Supertanker daily rates skyrocket to $800,000, while US diesel prices hit a record $6.00 per gallon.

• Sticky Inflation & Central Bank Policy: Headline August CPI rose 0.4% MoM while core CPI climbed 0.3%, driving September Fed rate hike odds above 90%. US Treasury's $5.2B expanded buyback fails to halt climbing yields, with 10-year Treasury yields reaching 4.95%.

• Consumer Sentiment & Global Equities: UMich Consumer Sentiment expectations drop to 45.8 as 1-year inflation expectations jump to 4.6% and 62% of consumers expect higher rates. European shares post a sharp weekly decline despite Friday gains.

• Crypto Regulation & Exchange Moves: Senate leaders schedule a September 15 cloture vote on the revised CLARITY Act, incorporating a CFTC framework for non-decentralized protocols. Nasdaq invests $100M in Kraken parent Payward and integrates surveillance tech ahead of a 2027 tokenized equities rollout.

• Stablecoins & Tech Warfare: Circle announces the deprecation of USDC on the Noble blockchain, triggering a $92M migration to Injective. Meanwhile, US intelligence agencies accuse six Chinese AI firms—including DeepSeek and Alibaba—of industrial-scale distillation of models like GPT and Claude.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Brent Crude Crosses $110; Houthi Pipeline Strikes & $800k Tanker Rates

0:46 - US CPI Inflation Accelerates; Fed Rate Hike Odds Surpass 90%

1:23 - Treasury Yields Surge to 4.95% Despite $5.2B Buyback Operation

2:01 - UMich Consumer Sentiment Plunges; 1-Year Inflation Expectations Hit 4.6%

2:38 - Senate Schedules CLARITY Act Vote; Nasdaq Deepens Kraken Ties

3:15 - Circle Deprecates USDC on Noble; US Accuses Chinese AI Firms of Distillation

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