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Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by a US rally and easing oil prices
Asian shares are mostly up as markets get a lift from a Wall Street rally
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Yen slumps after BOJ hikes rates as expected
The yen sank against its major peers in Asian trading on Friday, after a widely-expected rate hike by the Bank of Japan failed to halt the
September 18, 2026
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Stocks rise, yen weakens as BOJ split-vote hike tempers hawkish wagers
Asian stocks rose on Friday, helped by lower oil prices while investors grappled with global central bank efforts to rein in inflation, as Japan added
September 18, 2026
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Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%
Japan’s central bank has raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year-high
September 18, 2026
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US stocks rally to their best day in 6 weeks after oil prices and bond yields ease
The U.S. stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks after oil prices fell and pressure from the bond market eased
September 17, 2026
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Tech leads Wall St to higher close as oil eases, Treasury yields dip
Wall Street bounced back on Thursday as easing oil prices, dropping US Treasury yields and solid labor data helped markets move
September 17, 2026
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World stocks rebound, Treasury yields retreat after Fed, BoE decisions
Global shares rose and Treasury yields fell on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve's interest-rate increase and what is expected to be a similar
September 17, 2026
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Why the Federal Reserve is lifting rates now, and what it means
About six weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced that a divided central bank was keeping its key interest rate unchanged
September 18, 2026
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Mortgage rates climb for fourth-straight week to hit highest level since Trump took office
Mortgage rates climb for fourth-straight week to hit highest level since Trump took office
September 17, 2026
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Dollar pauses after Fed rally as yields, oil retreat
The US dollar eased against the euro on Thursday, a day after logging its biggest jump in three months against the common currency after the Federal
September 17, 2026
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US rate options signal market can absorb higher Treasury yields
Options markets are anticipating few fireworks in 10-year Treasury trading even as the benchmark yield has risen steadily this year to 5%,
September 17, 2026
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US labor market on solid footing; rising mortgages pressuring housing sector
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, though the decline was likely exaggerated by the
September 17, 2026
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Major central banks on tightening path amid energy price shock
Major central banks are on a tightening path, with the Federal Reserve recalibrating its policy to a more restrictive stance on Wednesday,
September 17, 2026
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Wall St opens higher as easing oil prices boost Fed hike relief
The major US stock indexes opened higher on Thursday as retreating oil prices boosted sentiment, with the Federal Reserve's first rate hike under Chair Kevin Warsh reassuring
September 17, 2026
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A timely hike
Stocks edged up early on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in three years.
September 17, 2026
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Struggling US home buyers, and market, face new hurdles as mortgage rates near 7%
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac's latest snapshot of mortgage rates is due out later Thursday and expected to show that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage rose again this week, moving closer to 7%
September 17, 2026
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Fed builds credibility, but hawkish turn leaves investors edgy
Investors are gaining more confidence in the Federal Reserve's inflation-fighting backbone, but uncertainty
September 17, 2026
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Fed lifts the hawkish bar for BoE
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Turns out the guy Trump hired to cut interest rates just raised them instead.
September 17, 2026
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Bank of England to hold rates but energy shock stirs talk of a hike
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday but investors are watching for any hint that surging energy prices could
September 17, 2026
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Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut
President Donald Trump is blasting Federal Reserve governors after the board raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation
September 16, 2026
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Fed's Warsh lays out forces driving up bond yields
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh suggested on Wednesday that among the forces pushing up bond yields, a loss in confidence in the central bank's inflation fight
September 17, 2026
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Brazil central bank delivers fifth straight rate cut, leaves next move open
Brazil's central bank on Wednesday cut interest rates by 25 basis points for a fifth straight meeting amid firmer signs of an economic slowdown while
September 17, 2026
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Trump lashes out at Fed after Warsh backs rate hike
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday leveled his most pointed — though still indirect — criticism yet at his hand-picked Federal Reserve chief, fuming
September 17, 2026