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Credibility Debate Enters Payrolls Week: September Odds Re-Extend to ~74%, Williams Defends Fed Independence, Warsh Floats Six-Meeting Calendar
The credibility debate consolidates into payrolls week: September hike odds re-extend to roughly 65–74% across instruments , Williams says the Fed is "absolutely not" bound by market levels , Warsh's proposal to cut rate-setting meetings to six a year draws amplification warnings , and institutions split between December-hike (BNP, Fidelity) and hold-through-year (Morgan Stanley, Changjiang) calls .
Trump Halts Iran Strike and Claims Deal "Perimeters"; Oil Plunges Up to 7%+ as Iran Says Only Oman Talks Are Live — and They Don't Cover Reopening
Oil plunged — Brent down as much as 7.3% intraday to $81.55, later stabilizing in the low-$80s — after Trump said he halted a major strike on Iran, claimed "perimeters of a deal" are set and talks would start Monday, while Tehran denied any U.S. track, called its Oman route talks "in the final stages," and insisted those talks do not cover the Strait's opening or closing ; OPEC+ added a modest ~188,000 bpd increase from September .