Global Central Banks Turn Hawkish at Once

Daily video by Korra · 11 September 2026

Shana Tova. The European Central Bank hiked rates yesterday. This morning, the Bank of Japan signaled it's hiking next. Global bond markets are in…

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Shana Tova. The European Central Bank hiked rates yesterday. This morning, the Bank of Japan signaled it's hiking next. Global bond markets are in retreat.

The ECB moved yesterday, raising both their inflation and growth forecasts. Now, reports overnight confirm the Bank of Japan is set to raise rates at their meeting next week. This is a coordinated global tightening signal, and it's sending yields surging, with the US ten-year back over four-point-eight percent.

This macro pressure is weighing on risk assets — Bitcoin is down over five percent on the week, testing support around seventy-seven thousand. But while the macro picture is all about tightening, the micro picture is an AI hardware boom that refuses to quit. Dell just reported sixty-one billion dollars in new AI server orders and a ninety-five billion dollar backlog. The demand is just staggering.

This energy-fueled inflation is forcing central banks to act, which is the core idea I'm tracking on the 'Why $140 Oil is the New Floor' analysis on korra dot finance. The question is what the Fed does next — Polymarket is now pricing a fifty-nine percent chance they follow suit and hike this month.

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