A news extension

Context for every headline, term, and ticker.

Highlight any news — Preface explains the history, the stakes, and the numbers, right where you're reading.
No tabs. No typing.

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Free to start · Works on WSJ, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, the FT and 40+ news sites

reuters.com/markets/fed-policy

The Federal Reserve's continued quantitative tightening has accelerated concerns about a yield curve inversion, as the central bank unwinds its balance sheet at the fastest pace since 2018.

ContextImplicationsConnectionsMarket Data

Quantitative tightening — the Fed reducing its bond holdings, pulling liquidity out of markets.

10Y YIELD4.58% ▲

S&P 500−0.42%

2Y/10Y SPREAD−0.18

Without Preface Read the sentence twice. Open a new tab. Search. Skim three articles. Lose the thread of what you were reading. 5 minutes have passed.

With Preface Highlight the term. A panel opens in place with the definition, why it matters right now, and the live market numbers it's moving.
Back to reading in seconds.

See it in action

What Preface looks like while you read

Real Preface panels, pulled from live articles as they were published.

Preface context panel on a Wall Street Journal article about the Strait of Hormuz

Highlighting a place name on a WSJ markets story — instant geopolitical and trade context behind an oil-price headline.

Preface context panel on a Financial Times article about Venezuela's debt restructuring

A full highlighted sentence on the FT — Preface benchmarks it against the 2012 Greek default for scale.

Preface context panel on a Wall Street Journal article about the PCE inflation index

Highlighting an inflation statistic on WSJ — the panel explains the data point and what it means for Fed policy.

Preface Connections tab open on a Wall Street Journal article about memory chip prices and Apple

The Connections tab on a WSJ chip-pricing story — tracing cause and effect back to AI hyperscaler demand.

What Preface shows you

Five layers of context, one highlight away

Every panel is built from the actual sentence you selected — not a generic glossary entry.

Historical Context

How this term, person, or policy got here — the backstory the article assumes you already know.

Implications

What this development actually changes — for markets, policy, or the people it affects.

Connections

How this story links to others — related events, people, and decisions feeding into it.

Market Data Pro

Live yields, indices, and tickers tied to what you highlighted — pulled in real time, not from memory.

Context for every headline, term, and ticker.

Historical Context

Implications

Connections

Market Data Pro

Further Reading

Stop opening five tabs
to understand one sentence

Context for every headline, term, and ticker.

Historical Context

Implications

Connections

Market Data Pro

Further Reading

Stop opening five tabsto understand one sentence

Stop opening five tabs
to understand one sentence