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Investors Come Back to AI Stocks, Snapping Market Out of Inflation Gloom

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite posted their biggest one-day gains in six weeks.

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Japan's Central Bank Picks Up Pace of Tightening With Rate Hike

The Bank of Japan delivered the fastest rate increase of its current cycle to counter persistent inflation and ease the impact of a weak yen.

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How Warsh Raised Rates Without Drawing Trump's Ire

The new Fed chairman's close relationship with the president gave him room to move without prompting a White House backlash.

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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 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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Is Fuel-Export Ban Trump's Last Option to Ease Prices? How It Could Work

Any ban would likely target diesel, which has come in short supply globally, and be short-lived to avoid disruptions.

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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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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.

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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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September 18, 2026 01:00 ET (05:00 GMT)