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Stocks Rally, Yields Fall as Lower Oil Boosts Market Mood

U.S. futures were in the green and 10-year Treasury yields fell below 5% in early European trade, as the dollar weakened slightly but remained elevated.

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Oil Prices Slip After Fed's First Rate Hike in Three Years

Oil prices fell again in early European trading Thursday, helped by hopes Saudi Arabia could also restore some disrupted export capacity.

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Taiwan Central Bank Holds Rates, Raises Growth and Inflation Forecasts

The decision had been expected to be a close call, with economists polled by The Wall Street Journal nearly evenly split over whether policymakers would raise rates or hold steady.

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Why the BOE and Fed Are On Different Rate Paths as Iran War Spikes Inflation

U.K. policymakers are expected to keep borrowing costs unchanged, putting them at odds with the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.

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Saudi Arabia Has Another Option to Get Its Oil Out

A shuttle service that slips oil through the Strait of Hormuz now looks like the kingdom's best fallback.

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Higher Interest Rates Lead to More Inflation, Says This Economist. Take That, Central Bankers.

John Cochrane, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, says that rate cuts will lower inflation only in the short term so long as fiscal policy favors borrowing and spending.

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Warsh Takes Hawkish Turn With Rate Rise and Hints of More to Come

Economists said the Fed chairman's view that policy isn't restraining the economy, and his emphasis on the energy shock, argue for a longer tightening campaign.

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Trump Says Allowing Canada to Become Associate Member of EU Could Be 'Hostile Act'

The president threatened to either cut off trade or impose more tariffs on European countries.

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French Bond Yields Are Surging, Too. Will the ECB Step In?

France is running a 5%-of-gross-domestic-product budget deficit, with prospects of consolidation faint at least until presidential elections next April.

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Brazil's Central Bank Lowers For Fifth Straight Meeting as Inflation Cools

The bank's monetary committee cut the Selic benchmark rate to 13.75% from 14%, as expected.

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Bank of Canada Flags Need for Rate Boost Should High Fuel Costs Spill Over, Minutes Say

Senior Bank of Canada policymakers agreed that inflation risks had intensified and rate hikes could be required should evidence emerge of higher fuel costs spilling over to prices of other goods and services.

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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Moderate Draw

U.S. crude oil inventories fell for a third consecutive week while gasoline and distillate stocks saw increases.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 17, 2026 07:00 ET (11:00 GMT)