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Stocks Gain as Markets Retrace Post-Fed Moves

U.S. stocks rose as investors shook off the jitters that followed the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in three years.

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Why the Bank of England Didn't Follow the Fed in Raising Rates

The U.K. central bank is monitoring for signs that higher energy costs are spilling over into everyday prices.

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U.S. Treasury Yields Fall as Fed Regains Trust, BOE Leaves Rates Unchanged

Treasury yields declined from recent multiyear highs, reflecting increased trust in the Fed's resolve to tame inflation.

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Mortgage Rates Hit 6.95% in Biggest Weekly Jump Since April 2025. Don't Expect a Big Reversal Soon.

Freddie Mac's average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.95% for the week ended Sept. 16, up from 6.76% the prior week.

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Canada Producer Prices Continue to Increase on Energy Costs

Statistics Canada's industrial product price index increased 1.3% in July from the month before. Compared with a year earlier, prices were 13.5% higher, a 23rd straight annual increase.

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U.S. Housing Starts Fell in August, Missing Expectations

Housing starts fell 2.6% in August to 1.275 million. Economists expected a reading of 1.3 million and for starts to rise 4.9% over the month.

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U.S. Jobless Claims Tumbled Last Week

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 196,000 in the week through Sept. 12, 10,000 lower than the unrevised 206,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said.

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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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Tokenized Stocks Get U.S. Regulator's Green Light to Come Ashore

The SEC granted exemptions to allow venues to trade digital tokens, but gave corporate issuers the chance to block the offerings.

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China's Private-Equity Lull Seen as a Boon, if You Know Where to Look

At times when others have pulled back, LGT Capital has continued deploying capital into the country.

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Rising Rates Will Make Private Equity's Bad Year a Lot Worse

The Fed's hike is expected to wreak havoc on funds already struggling to sell companies and return cash to investors.

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Carney Puts His Pivot Away From the U.S. to the Test

The Canadian leader is attempting the most dramatic reorientation of his country's economy and alliances in almost 40 years.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 17, 2026 15:15 ET (19:15 GMT)