[MARKET UPDATE] Stocks see downside and Dollar gains as Miran now sees a less accommodative rate path, and "only" 100bps of cuts now this year vs 150bps in his December SEP; in summary, more hawkish remarks from the ultra dove Miran

Miran's reassessment of the rate path suggests a more hawkish tone than previously anticipated, with a reduction in expected cuts from 150bps to 100bps this year.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 19 Feb 2026, 20:03 UTCOn the live feed at 19:43 UTC — 3 more headlines followed before this page went public

Newsquawk headlinesUTC

19:54

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Q4 2025 (USD): Revenue 6.31bln (exp. 6.11bln); FY26 capex expected to be 1.1-1.2bln; positioned for another year of double-digit operating

19:53

US Senate Banking Committee to hold hearing with Fed's Vice Chair of Supervision and FDIC's Hill on February 26th

19:43

[MARKET UPDATE] Stocks see downside and Dollar gains as Miran now sees a less accommodative rate path, and "only" 100bps of cuts now this year vs 150bps in his December SEP; in summary, more hawkish remarks from the ultra dove Miran

19:41

CRUDE WRAP: WTI (J6) SETTLES USD 1.24 HIGHER AT USD 66.43/BBL; BRENT (J6) SETTLES USD 1.31 AT USD 71.66/BBL

19:39

Fed's Miran (voter) now sees a less accommodative rate path, according to an interview in The Peg; he would reverse his Dec. shift toward easier policy if he is still at the Fed by the March meeting, citing firmer labour data and renewed goods inflation

Open the platform and use it. The whole workspace is free to try, with no signup and no card. When you want the headlines arriving live instead of on a delay, Newsquawk Pro is £24.99 for 7 days.

Try the platform free

Free. No signup, no card.

Context

This shift could lead to increased support for the Dollar and pressure on equities, as the market adjusts to the possibility of tighter monetary policy than previously factored in. Traders should be prepared for volatility as both equity and currency markets react to this new guidance.

All markets · last 90 days

Recent headlines that moved markets

ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

Energy prices fell following Russian President Putin's more conciliatory comments.

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

ENERGY/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

- Brent (V6), after we published+1.2%

METALS/1 Sept · 08:06 UTC

Two oil supertankers were reportedly hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, reports citing Marisks suggest (details light)

Spot Gold, after we published−1.0%

FX/28 Aug · 14:00 UTC

Fed Chair Warsh says Fed has more work to do unless confident underlying inflation is moving towards 2% objective

DXY, after we published+0.5%

Newsquawk Daily

Get both market opens in your inbox.

This note and the other one — the EU open and the US open, every business day, written by the desk. No account needed.

Related headlines

The whole workspace, free to try.

© 2026 Newsquawk. All rights reserved.