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U.S. Financial Stress Score i

How close the U.S. financial system is to a point where policymakers are forced to act.

78/100

Policy-Forcing Danger Zone

No change vs last reading

Policy Forcing Danger

Phase 1 of 3

Stress Building

10-yr yield holds 5 % handle, term-premium pressure persists
ON RRP buffer exhausted, reserves trending scarcer
Brent near $108 keeps energy cost squeeze alive

The score measures pressure. Controlled Break Risk measures odds of dysfunction. Liquidity Response Probability measures odds of policy intervention — these can move independently.

Controlled Break Risk

35%

No new systemic trigger; yields, credit and funding spreads little changed., was 35%

Liquidity Response Probability

40%

Fed still signalling reserve-management tools only if needed; odds unchanged., was 40%

BTCCONFIRMING

30-day spot-ETF inflow $1.86 bn; 5-day outflow shrank to $85 m while macro liquidity remains tight – still modest confirmation.

Market Confirmation 38%

ETF flows -$85M (5d) · +$1.9B (30d)

Divergence: ETF inflows despite tightening

ETHMIXED

Spot-ETF redemptions persist (-$166 m/5 d); price underperforms BTC and risk assets.

Market Confirmation 21%

▼ ETF flows -$166M (5d) · -$384M (30d)

XRPOPTIONAL BRIDGE

Cross-border corridor volumes steady; ETF flows flat – utility unchanged.

Utility 30%

Optional bridge

Mixed flow composition

▼ ETF flows -$5M (5d) · +$59M (30d)

What would move the score next: 2-yr FRN & 5-yr note auctions – Oct 24-25 2026

Not investment advice. This score reflects an AI-driven research and synthesis process; it is provided for informational purposes only.

Score Over Time

The published score across recent evaluations.

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Sub-Engine Breakdown

How each domain is contributing to the headline score.

Treasury Market Stress

72%

Yields remain extreme but slipped ~2 bp; long-bond auction metrics still sound.

Funding Market Stress

37%

ON RRP still $0.1 bn, but SOFR-IORB spread calm; net unchanged.

Fed / Treasury Response

20%

Only small-value test repo announced; no liquidity facility usage.

AI Economic Impulse

55%

inflationary

Microsoft unveiled Maia 300 custom AI chip; cap-ex plans unchanged.

Energy System Stress

70%

Brent eased ~$2 from prior $109.9 peak, but remains >$105.

Global Liquidity

45%

Yen slipped another 0.3 % to ¥ 158; no BOJ action.

Facts, Interpretation & Speculation

What's measured, what it implies, and what's explicitly flagged as lower-confidence.

Observed Facts

The Fed’s overnight reverse-repo facility balance remains at just $0.1 billion, leaving banks without their former liquidity buffer.
The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.06 % on Oct 18 2026, holding above the 5 % threshold.
High-yield credit spreads remain contained at 3.23 %, indicating no broad credit stress.
Front-month Brent crude traded near $108 per barrel on Oct 19 2026, sustaining elevated energy costs.
USD/JPY closed around 158 on Oct 18 2026, keeping the yen at multi-decade lows.

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