Financial Daily | Monday, September 14, 2026
📊 U.S. Stocks
The Dow Jones 52,573.29 (+0.98%), the S&P 500 7,656.98 (+0.86%), and the Nasdaq 26,333.04 (+0.96%). Last Friday, all three major indexes rebounded collectively after inflation data landed—but the rally didn’t carry into the new week. On Monday, Nasdaq-100 futures fell about 1% in pre-market trading. The spark: three AI giants unusually and simultaneously called for a slowdown in the pace of frontier model development. Anthropic CEO’s “slowdown declaration” was publicly rejected by Trump, and the market priced in “narrative damage” first—SoftBank fell 11%, SK hynix dropped more than 5%, and Samsung Electronics fell more than 3%. AI is the main engine of this round of trading. Once the consensus on “investment growth pace” is questioned, valuations are hit first, and near-term volatility will be noticeably amplified.
🪙 Cryptoassets
$BTC 76,596 USD (-0.87%), $ETH 2,475.79 USD (-1.98%), BNB 715.77 USD (-1.64%), SOL 99.34 USD (-2.24%). The whole market saw broad losses over the past 24 hours. Total market cap: $2.60 trillion. Total 24-hour volume: $54.0 billion. BTC dominance: 58.9%. Fear & Greed Index: 57 (Greed).
The ETF side held up instead: IBIT 43.77 (+0.21%), FBTC 67.25 (+0.28%), ETHA 19.16 (+3.23%), with no sign of outflows. On the losers’ list, ZEC fell 5.84%, SUI fell 4.04%, and SOL losing the $100 level is worth watching. Institutional and on-chain news isn’t too bad. CryptoQuant believes BTC must stay above $81,700 to confirm the start of a new bull cycle. The “Clarity Act” remains undecided after the Senate reconvened. Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half of its Swiss roles. Overall, it’s a wait-and-see pattern of “macro waiting for the Fed, industry waiting for legislation.”
🥇 Gold
$XAUT 4,337.74 USD (-0.29%). Gold prices are consolidating narrowly above $4,300. On one side, rate-hike expectations are heating up; on the other, geographic risk around the Strait of Hormuz. Neither bulls nor bears want to make the first move.
📰 Crypto News
- The U.S. Senate reconvened; the “Clarity Act” remains stuck in a “life-or-death overlap” stalemate, and industry legislation is unlikely to reach conclusions in the short term. (CoinDesk)
- CryptoQuant: BTC must break through the $81,700 resistance level to confirm the start of a new bull cycle. (The Block)
- Blockstream refused to pay a ransom for the remaining 600 BTC stolen from the Liquid sidechain; Symbiosis has recovered 15 BTC and offered a 20% bounty to the attacker. (The Block)
- Crypto tycoons Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donated £36 million to the UK’s Reform UK, totaling about $97 million within 24 hours. (CoinDesk)
🌐 Macro News
- The U.S. August core CPI rose 0.3% month-over-month, above expectations; market pricing for this week’s Fed rate hike climbed to nearly 90%. (CNBC)
- A ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia shut an important oil pipeline, and the GCC and Iran talks were postponed. In early trading in Asia on Monday, international oil prices rose more than 3%. (CNBC)
- Trump rejected calls from tech giants to “slow down AI development,” saying the U.S. cannot concede in the race. (FT)
📅 Economic Data Preview This Week
- The Fed’s FOMC policy meeting will be held this week. The market expects a rate-hike probability of nearly 90%, and the decision will be released at around 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday.
- U.S. Initial Jobless Claims: Thursday
📊 U.S. Stocks
The Dow Jones 52,573.29 (+0.98%), the S&P 500 7,656.98 (+0.86%), and the Nasdaq 26,333.04 (+0.96%). Last Friday, all three major indexes rebounded collectively after inflation data landed—but the rally didn’t carry into the new week. On Monday, Nasdaq-100 futures fell about 1% in pre-market trading. The spark: three AI giants unusually and simultaneously called for a slowdown in the pace of frontier model development. Anthropic CEO’s “slowdown declaration” was publicly rejected by Trump, and the market priced in “narrative damage” first—SoftBank fell 11%, SK hynix dropped more than 5%, and Samsung Electronics fell more than 3%. AI is the main engine of this round of trading. Once the consensus on “investment growth pace” is questioned, valuations are hit first, and near-term volatility will be noticeably amplified.
🪙 Cryptoassets
$BTC 76,596 USD (-0.87%), $ETH 2,475.79 USD (-1.98%), BNB 715.77 USD (-1.64%), SOL 99.34 USD (-2.24%). The whole market saw broad losses over the past 24 hours. Total market cap: $2.60 trillion. Total 24-hour volume: $54.0 billion. BTC dominance: 58.9%. Fear & Greed Index: 57 (Greed).
The ETF side held up instead: IBIT 43.77 (+0.21%), FBTC 67.25 (+0.28%), ETHA 19.16 (+3.23%), with no sign of outflows. On the losers’ list, ZEC fell 5.84%, SUI fell 4.04%, and SOL losing the $100 level is worth watching. Institutional and on-chain news isn’t too bad. CryptoQuant believes BTC must stay above $81,700 to confirm the start of a new bull cycle. The “Clarity Act” remains undecided after the Senate reconvened. Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half of its Swiss roles. Overall, it’s a wait-and-see pattern of “macro waiting for the Fed, industry waiting for legislation.”
🥇 Gold
$XAUT 4,337.74 USD (-0.29%). Gold prices are consolidating narrowly above $4,300. On one side, rate-hike expectations are heating up; on the other, geographic risk around the Strait of Hormuz. Neither bulls nor bears want to make the first move.
📰 Crypto News
- The U.S. Senate reconvened; the “Clarity Act” remains stuck in a “life-or-death overlap” stalemate, and industry legislation is unlikely to reach conclusions in the short term. (CoinDesk)
- CryptoQuant: BTC must break through the $81,700 resistance level to confirm the start of a new bull cycle. (The Block)
- Blockstream refused to pay a ransom for the remaining 600 BTC stolen from the Liquid sidechain; Symbiosis has recovered 15 BTC and offered a 20% bounty to the attacker. (The Block)
- Crypto tycoons Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donated £36 million to the UK’s Reform UK, totaling about $97 million within 24 hours. (CoinDesk)
🌐 Macro News
- The U.S. August core CPI rose 0.3% month-over-month, above expectations; market pricing for this week’s Fed rate hike climbed to nearly 90%. (CNBC)
- A ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia shut an important oil pipeline, and the GCC and Iran talks were postponed. In early trading in Asia on Monday, international oil prices rose more than 3%. (CNBC)
- Trump rejected calls from tech giants to “slow down AI development,” saying the U.S. cannot concede in the race. (FT)
📅 Economic Data Preview This Week
- The Fed’s FOMC policy meeting will be held this week. The market expects a rate-hike probability of nearly 90%, and the decision will be released at around 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday.
- U.S. Initial Jobless Claims: Thursday