Fed Hike Fears, ECB Tightens, and the Tokenized Stock Race
About this episode
August PPI tops forecasts, pushing Fed hike odds above 50% ahead of September 16 meeting, ECB raises rates again citing Middle East inflation, Nasdaq invests $100M in Kraken parent Payward to build tokenized equity platform
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Sources & Citations
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — PPI August 2026 News Release
www.bls.gov
CNBC — Wholesale prices rose 0.4% in August, as expected (annual rate 5.4%)
www.cnbc.com
Yahoo Finance / CME FedWatch — FOMC September 2026 Odds for a Rate Hike Surpass 50%
finance.yahoo.com
CryptoBriefing — US PPI rises 5.4% YoY, exceeding expectations as energy prices surge
cryptobriefing.com
ECB Monetary Policy Decision — September 10, 2026
www.ecb.europa.eu
ECB hikes rates again as Middle East conflict keeps inflation stubbornly high
cryptobriefing.com
ECB Raises Rates as Iran War Fuels Inflation Concerns Across Eurozone
www.globalbankingandfinance.com
ECB preview: what is expected, what is priced in and what could surprise
investinglive.com
Nasdaq Deepens Relationship with Payward to Advance Tokenized Equities | GlobeNewswire
www.globenewswire.com
Nasdaq Invests in Kraken Parent Payward at $21 Billion Valuation | Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com
Nasdaq backs Kraken parent Payward with $100 million investment to expand tokenized stocks | CoinDesk
www.coindesk.com
Kraken parent Payward delays IPO to second quarter of 2027 at earliest | CoinDesk
www.coindesk.com
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