Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Informs Cabinet of US Proposal

Markets on September 30 are focused on long-end yields, inflation data and memory earnings. Major equity indexes closed lower on September 29. The 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.61% intraday, its highest level since June 2002, and closed near 5.59%, keeping pressure on long-duration growth valuations. OpenAI is reportedly discussing a funding round of at least $30 billion at a target valuation of about $1.4 trillion; OPENAI futures spiked and then faded pre-market, trading near $1,628 at the source snapshot. Brent fell to about $96, WTI was near $89, and Bitcoin was around $83,500. ADP data are due at 08:15 ET and August PCE at 08:30 ET; Micron’s after-hours report will test the memory cycle and AI demand.