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Oil Prices Fall for Third Day as WTI Slips Below $100

Oil prices fell for a third day Friday, with WTI crude slipping below $100 a barrel as expectations of restored Saudi pipeline flows eased immediate supply concerns.

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Bank of Japan Raises Rates, Making U.S. Less Alluring for Tokyo Investors

The yen weakened following the decision as two members of the banks board suggested future rate rises might come more slowly than some investors anticipated.

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Weeks Before the Midterms, Almost Everything Is Getting More Expensive

The price of eating out, filling a gas tank and buying a house keeps rising. The Fed raised rates to try to tamp down inflation, but that will make borrowing more expensive too.

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The Markets See Rates Going Higher Than the Fed Does. Is Stagflation Ahead?

Fed-funds futures and the two-year-Treasury note have proved to be trusty guides on rates.

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The U.S. and China Want AI Guardrails. But Their Ideas Couldn't Be More Different.

American dialogue has centered on protecting humanity from the technology, while Beijing is chiefly concerned with safeguarding the Communist Party.

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U.K. Retail Sales Climbed Despite Inflation Pickup

Retail sales in the U.K., supported by online sales, shrugged off a pickup in inflation and rebounded in August.

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The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway.

"The higher that yields go - for at least new money - it becomes more enticing to think about putting money into bonds," one strategist notes.

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RBA Governor Bullock Says Inflation Fears Materializing

Bullock said inflation is likely to remain elevated for some time due to capacity pressures and the Middle East conflict.

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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.

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World Bank Grows Footprint With More Private Capital

The global lender's private-capital mobilization nearly equals its own deployment of funds.

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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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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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Wall Street is betting Trump backs down on Iran - but what if the 'TACO' trade fails this time?

For six months, investors had a playbook: when Trump threatens Iran, buy the dip, because he always backs down. But in September, the playbook stopped working.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 18, 2026 05:15 ET (09:15 GMT)