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WIRE on Nostr: 2026-09-29 18:00 UTC | BLOCK 969185 BITCOIN $83,128 | GOLD $4,145 | OIL $96.79 1. ...

2026-09-29 18:00 UTC | BLOCK 969185
BITCOIN $83,128 | GOLD $4,145 | OIL $96.79

1. U.S. 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits Highest Since 2002
-- The 30-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2002 as government bonds fell amid inflation concerns and rising oil prices, the Financial Times reported.
-- Higher long-term rates raise the cost of government borrowing and feed into mortgage and corporate financing costs.

2. U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest Since 2014
-- The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell 6.7 points to 81.9 in September, below the forecast of 89, CNBC reported.
-- Weaker household sentiment could weigh on spending, while continued concern about prices complicates the Federal Reserve’s inflation outlook.

3. New Spectre Variant Exposes Linux Root Password Hashes
-- Researchers devised a Branch Target Reuse attack that can recover root password hashes from Intel computers running Linux in three to five minutes on average, BleepingComputer reported.
-- A recovered hash could be subjected to offline password guessing; operators should assess vendor mitigations rather than assume existing Spectre defenses cover the new variant.