Rising pressure in the bond market is fueling expectations that the Federal Reserve may be pushed toward interest rate cuts sooner than planned. At the same...
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August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026
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Oil nears $100 as U.S. stock rally loses momentum
Oil prices pushed back toward the $100-a-barrel mark in recent trading, putting pressure on a U.S. stock market that had been riding an extended run of...
Options traders shift focus from jobs to inflation as the next big market test
With the latest jobs report now in the rearview mirror, options traders are turning their attention to upcoming inflation data — a shift that reflects where...
Oil Climbs and Bond Yields Rise as U.S.-Iran Tensions Flare; Stock Futures Hold Steady
Fresh hostilities between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher and lifted government bond yields, leaving equity futures largely flat as investors weighed geopolitical...