24 September 2026 · 3 dk okuma

FXPARTNER Market Summary | 24.09.2026 Thursday Midday Update

Heading into Thursday midday, the focus of global markets was **US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent**'s announcement, ahead of the summit as part of **Chinese President Xi Jinping**'s official **Washington** visit, that the **US-China trade truce**, due to expire in **November**, has been extended to **January 10**, along with the probability markets assign, according to **CME FedWatch** data, to a rate hike at the **October FOMC meeting** jumping from **53%** to roughly **70%**. **Bessent**, in a statement following an unscheduled meeting with **Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng**, announced that the trade truce due to expire in November had been extended to **January 10** and described this economic détente as the **"Busan Agreement"**; the development was announced simultaneously with **Xi Jinping**'s landing in **Washington** for his state visit. Meanwhile, as the effect of Wednesday's strong **US S&P Global PMI** data persisted in markets, the probability markets assign to a rate hike at the **October FOMC meeting**, according to **CME FedWatch** data, jumped from the morning's **53%** level to roughly **70%**. Facing rising rate-hike expectations, **gold** fell to a one-week low near **$4,275** an ounce, while the **euro** also slipped against the dollar to near a two-month low around **1.1379**. Markets are now focused on the final **September** reading of the **University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index**, due tomorrow at **17.00 (TSİ)**, and on the outcome of the **Trump-Xi summit**.