The Week Ahead: 21 – 25 September '26

Imogen Bachra shares her take on to watch in the week commencing 21 September. Fed speakers take centre stage A full slate of Federal Reserve speakers will provide further insight following this week’s more hawkish-than-expected Fed meeting. Markets watch for signs of how closely policymakers’ views align with the latest dot plot and whether the more hawkish tone is broadly shared. NatWest has revised its Fed call and now expects an additional rate hike by the end of 2026, while removin...