A Fed rate increase would be a mistake, some observers say as bitcoin, gold, stocks fall
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 2, 2026
Source: CoinDesk
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DW NOTE
The Fed is considering raising rates while the Strait of Hormuz has been closed for 186 days, oil demand is forecast to contract for the first time in a non-recession year, and gold has fallen 17% in eight months during three active wars. That is not monetary tightening — it is monetary nihilism dressed up as inflation-fighting.