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Stock Futures Tick Higher, Treasurys Strengthen Ahead of Inflation Data

Consumer-price inflation data for September will help shape investor expectations for the Fed's next policy meeting in two weeks.

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Oil Prices Rise as Traders Weigh Saudi Aramco Attack Report, Hormuz Shipping Risks

Regional tensions remained elevated after Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said a building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Dhahran was targeted Tuesday evening.

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Chinese Exports Soar in September

Exports rose 36.3% from a year earlier in September, beating market expectations and potentially threatening to heighten trade tensions with major partners.

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Global Diesel Squeeze to Drag Into 2027, IEA Says

Supply fell by 1.7 million barrels a day in the third quarter, as the Iran war curtailed flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Failure of Australia's Largest IPO in Decades Sends Tremors Through AI Trade

High interest rates and political uncertainty have data-center startups and other tech companies rethinking their go-public timing: "Are We Screwed?"

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IMF Warns Governments Against Reliance on Short-Term Debt

The IMF warned that as inflation shocks become frequent, governments' shift to selling more short-term debt may have the opposite effect to the one intended.

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BOE's Pill 'Skeptical' Four Rate Rises Needed to Tame Inflation

The central bank's chief economist said the size of the response that is now needed to contain inflation may not be as large investors now expect.

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Bank of France Making Rates Decisions Meeting by Meeting, Says Governor

Emmanuel Moulin was somewhat upbeat on the prospect that the French government would be able to achieve a significant fiscal consolidation over coming years.

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One More U.S. Interest-Rate Increase May Be Appropriate, Fed's Williams Says

It may be appropriate for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates once more this year, according to New York Fed President John Williams, but he left open the possibility of further boosts in 2027.

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SEC Will Require Just One Vote for Decisions as Trump Exerts More Control Over Agencies

The SEC will need to have just one commissioner present to have a quorum and be able to approve new regulations or bring an enforcement or conduct other actions.

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Midterm voters haven't seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years

Ballot measures aim to fix the housing crisis in various ways, from making it easier to build new homes, to cutting property taxes.

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Car Parts, Farm Goods Offer Latest Read on Consumers

Americans, despite sour outlooks, haven't slowed their spending.

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Rising Interest Rates Threaten to Spoil the Party for Big Banks

Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan post higher profit, but the mood on Wall Street is becoming more cautious.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 14, 2026 05:00 ET (09:00 GMT)