U.S. Stocks Fall as Treasury Yields Test Multidecade Highs
U.S. stocks fell as volatility in Treasury yields sparked concerns about mortgage rates and corporate credit costs.
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What Six Years of Inflation Mean for the Midterms
Inflation is cooler than it was four years ago, but voters are still paying much higher prices.
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Trump's Tariffs Put a Spotlight on Forced Labor. It Isn't Going Away.
The president's use of forced-labor concerns to resurrect his tariffs faces a Democratic-led legal challenge, but America's trade partners are toughening up their own laws either way.
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Rising yields are quietly crashing the stock market's earlier winners of 2026
Surging Treasury yields have begun to hammer parts of the stock market that might easily be overlooked, especially with the spotlight once again shining brightly on a small group of glamorous tech companies.
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Options traders are betting on a dramatic drop in interest rates
Recent options activity points to bullish positioning for long-term bonds and utilities.
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Fed Minutes Signal Further Rate Increase This Year, but No Urgency for October Hike
After raising rates in September, some of the central bank's top officials have suggested a further rate rise can wait until December.
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France Considers Issuing More Shorter-Term Debt After Bond-Market Turmoil
French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said in an interview that the country would be "strategic" in issuing new debt.
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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Weekly Drop
Commercial crude oil inventories fell by 3.2 million barrels to 424.1 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 2. Crude inventories were expected to have increased by 1.7 million barrels, according to a Wall Street Journal survey of analysts.
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Bond Yields Are Surging Around the World-but Not in China
Chinese government bond prices have risen this year, pulling down the yield on China's benchmark 10-year bond on Wednesday to as low as 1.7%.
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U.S. Treasury Pays Highest Borrowing Costs Since 2000
The 10-year Treasury yield dropped following the government's sale of $39 billion in 10-year notes at a yield of 5.300%.
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Rising Rates Are Eroding the Value of Even the Most High-Flying Tech Stocks
The shares of many industry groups have fallen sharply. And tech darlings are no longer commanding the multiples that they once did.
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How to Handle Red-Hot Copper Prices With Care
U.S. tariff threats have created copper market distortions that create risks.
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Oil Prices Fall Back As Supply Optimism Outweighs Conflict, Storm Risks
Oil futures settled lower as traders looked past fresh Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia and production shut-ins off the U.S. Gulf coast and focused on continuing oil flows out of the Middle East.
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German Industrial Output Rebounds at Strongest Pace Since Early 2025
Industrial production recovered unexpectedly sharply as manufacturing firms continued to respond to the changeable environment caused by volatile energy prices.