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Senators from both parties blocked a landmark digital asset market structure bill in a procedural vote, sending crypto stocks tumbling. The bill would have handed the CFTC the primary authority to regulate the digital assets industry, but failed to advance with a vote of 49-50. Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger says she is still optimistic that crypto will eventually get the regulatory framework it needs. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

AtlasClear Holdings (NYSE:ATCH) expects preliminary fiscal 2026 revenue of approximately $20.1 million, up about 85% from $10.9 million in fiscal 2025, according to an update from the company.

Edward Yardeni, president at Yardeni Research, points to geopolitical developments and higher-for-longer oil prices, among other factors, that led him to lower his year-end target for the S&P 500. He says his previous target of 8,400 is more likely to be reached by the middle of next year.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, a provider of onchain security standards and smart contract technology, in a transaction announced September 17, 2026.

"It doesn't feel like a really robust market environment," says Savita Subramanian, head of US equity and quantitative strategy at BofA Securities. She explains why she expects a pullback in equity markets, despite raising her year-end target for the S&P 500 to 7,400.

Sonal Desai, fixed income CIO at Franklin Templeton, discusses what Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh accomplished as the central bank raised interest rates for the first time in three years. "What I saw was just somebody who seems to be trying to bring us back to what I would consider a good, normal space," she tells "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Bank7 Corp. (NASDAQ:BSVN) agreed to acquire 100% of Century Financial Services Corporation, the parent company of Century Bank, under a definitive merger agreement announced September 17, 2026.

Jane Foley, Rabobank Head of FX Strategy, joins Guy Johnson on "Bloomberg Brief" to discuss her reaction to the Federal Reserve raising interest rates and states Chair Warsh "had to win his credibility."

President Donald Trump criticized what he said was a "hostile" Federal Reserve board after the central bank unanimously defied his calls to lower borrowing costs, but said he still had confidence in Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television.

Julian Emanuel, chief equity and quantitative strategist at Evercore ISI, discusses the market implications of the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates for the first time in three years. He explains why investors should "rebalance a little bit" from stocks into fixed income.

Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses European lawmakers in Strasbourg, France, calling for a closer alliance between Canada and the European Union. "Yesterday President Von der Leyen spoke of moving beyond CETA [Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement] to an alliance for the future, opening the door to Canada becoming the European Union's first associate member," Carney said during his speech. "Canada welcomes this ambition."

ECB Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf discusses the outlook for inflation, the economy and interest rates. "At a time of uncertainty, every meeting is a live meeting for the European Central Bank," the Irish central-bank chief told Bloomberg Television when asked whether there is a chance of an interest-rate hike in October if circumstances require it.