LexRegPulse Daily - Sep 7, 2026
Alex here. This is LexRegPulse Daily for Monday, September 7.
The Federal Reserve enters its pre-meeting quiet period today, and the September 16 decision is genuinely two-sided. UBS now forecasts two rate increases in 2026 — a call built on Friday's strong jobs report, not on inflation data still to come. Bitcoin fell below $80,000 as hike bets firmed. But the labor picture is mixed underneath: June job openings were revised down by 177,000, the third straight monthly cut. Friday's August consumer price index is the last data point before the meeting — and with no Fed speakers to push back…
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