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Scott Bessent warned the bond market ‘has taken down more governments than howitzers’: That theory may give the Fed’s Warsh room to breathe this week

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Scott Bessent warned the bond market ‘has taken down more governments than howitzers’: That theory may give the Fed’s Warsh room to breathe this weekWorldPing
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What happened

"Look, the president understands—he and I have talked about it quite a bit—... the bond market has taken out more governments than howitzers."…

Key facts

  • Reported by Fortune and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:19:14 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

What to watch next

  • Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
  • How rate expectations and index futures respond
  • Guidance or commentary from the companies and policymakers involved

Coverage timeline

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  1. ‘They’re likely to get squeezed’: AI slop books are flooding online marketplaces—and it’s coming at the expense of paychecks for human authors

  2. With his credibility on the line, the Fed’s Warsh will be forced to raise interest rates this week

  3. Scott Bessent warned the bond market ‘has taken down more governments than howitzers’: That theory may give the Fed’s Warsh room to breathe this week

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