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Interest rates are rising, but that might be a blessing in disguise for the stock market.

Stocks and bonds kicked off the week on a positive note as hopes for diplomatic efforts to end the war in Iran drove oil prices lower, easing inflation anxiety. The advance in equities erased the S&P 500's decline for the month, with a renewed rally in chipmakers also buoying sentiment. Omar Aguilar, CEO and CIO of Schwab Asset Management, joins for a broad look across asset classes for the rest of 2026.

Trump's tariff obsession just got some new legislative teeth.
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Recession fears are back, but history has promising news for investors.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point to a target range of 3.75%–4%, citing persistent inflation
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Markets were largely calm ahead of the Fed‘s 2 p.m. ET policy announcement.

MARKETS MAIN It’s Fed day, and it promises to be a big one. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to deliver its first interest-rate rise since 2023 this afternoon – a move that could spark tensions between Chairman Kevin Warsh and President Trump.
Stocks braced for an expected Fed rate hike as oil prices and Treasurys continued to exert pressure.

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Stocks made tentative gains at the start of the Asian trading session on Wednesday as a rise in global bond yields and oil prices paused ahead of
Stocks Sink as Treasury Yields Spike to Highest Level Since 2007
US equity futures were edging lower pre-bell Tuesday as the 10-year Treasury yield hovered above 5%

US stock futures moved lower on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting, while investors also monitored higher oil prices, Treasury yields and developments in the Middle East. At 03:20 ET, Dow futures were down 266 points, or 0.
Investors braced for the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday and monitored the fallout from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's essay on AI safety fears.

U.S. stocks fell after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in artificial-intelligence development and as another increase in oil futures triggered interest-rate worries.

US stock futures moved lower on Monday as investors assessed calls for a slowdown in advanced artificial intelligence development, upcoming Federal Reserve policy decisions and renewed uncertainty surrounding oil supplies from the Middle East. At 03:04 ET (07:04 GMT), Dow futures were down 63 points, or 0.

Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's and SpaceX's Elon Musk say they want an AI slowdown. Will they? The Fed looms as well.

Stocks rebounded Friday after four straight days of losses, even as August inflation data lifted Fed rate-hike odds above 85%





