
Fed Chair Warsh has escaped direct criticism from the president thus far -- but the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) hasn't been as lucky.
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Fed Chair Warsh has escaped direct criticism from the president thus far -- but the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) hasn't been as lucky.

U.S. futures are mostly lower and oil prices continued to climb with the violence in the Middle East ongoing. Fighting between the U.S. and Iran intensified after the U.S. hit Iranian rocket launchers Sunday on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran was planning to use them to send mines into the waterway. S&P 500 futures fell 0.1%, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were little changed.
While Broadcom and Hewlett Packard Enterprise posted disappointing results, sending shares lower overnight, Dell shares surged after blockbuster results.

Stocks rose as a rally in Treasury yields stalled but equity and bond moves were muted as oil prices continued climbing due to clashes between Iran and the U.S.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose moderately today even as worries about rising bond yields and a surge in oil prices are top of traders’ minds. Here is what is driving the markets today: Bonds, treasuries and a global selloff: The bond market is dramatic again today.

The Fed chair expressed concern over stubbornly high inflation, which could be bad news for the market.

War weary and headed down Wall Street can't shake off the war jitters. Futures are pointing lower again, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq off 0.6%, the S&P down 0.2% and the Dow sitting on the gain line. On the commodities market, Brent punched above $95 a barrel after the latest US strikes...
US stocks edged lower on Wednesday as rising oil prices and bond yields sent ripple effects across markets.

The head of the central bank just outlined an inflation ultimatum.

The Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 fell below their 50-day lines as oil prices jumped. Dell, Palo Alto and Credo were earnings movers late.

U.S. stocks fell for the third straight session as military strikes around the Strait of Hormuz caused a spike in oil futures and bond yields.

Bond yields also climbed to multiyear highs Tuesday, adding pressure on stocks as investors weigh the odds of a Fed rate hike

U.S. stocks finish higher in September less frequently than other months, according to Dow Jones Market Data. In September, the Dow industrials have finished higher only 43% of the time, using data going back to 1897.

Bond yields surged and stock markets opened lower amid growing concerns that the Fed will raise interest rates this month to combat persistent inflation.

U.S. stock futures extended losses amid weakness across chip stocks and hyperscalers that hurt Nasdaq.
US equity futures were edging lower pre-bell Tuesday as concerns about inflation and higher oil pric

Wobbly start predicted Stock futures wobbled on Tuesday morning as investors weighed the fallout from the weekend's escalation in Iran, a jittery bond market and the growing chance the Fed might hike rates again. Dow and S&P 500 futures slipped around 0.5%, while Nasdaq-100 contracts...

Major indexes tend to see their worst performances during the summer-to-fall transition. The Dow industrials and S&P 500 average a decline of 1.1% in September based on historical data. The data goes back to 1897 for the Dow, 1928 for the S&P 500 and 1971 for the Nasdaq.

Kevin Warsh just leveled with Wall Street about inflation.

September is historically the market’s weakest month. Joe Tigay breaks down the signals he’s tracking – low VIX, inflation shocks, overspending in AI – and the stocks he’s watching on pullbacks including names like Alphabet and Amazon.

WTI crude climbed above $90 a barrel following U.S. military strikes, stoking inflation and rate-hike concerns, today, Aug. 31, 2026.

FINANCE U.S. stocks fell as renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz caused oil prices and long-term Treasury yields to rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 374.

By Stephen Culp and Niket Nishant NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks weakened on Monday with markets turning the page on a volatile month as a war-related price jump in crude revived inflation

Since Tim Cook took over as Apple's CEO in 2011, the iPhone maker's stock has soared more than 2,200%. Annualized, that gives investors a price move of about 23.5% a year, more than twice the annual gain of the Dow industrials and easily more than the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite.

The largest cryptocurrency is on track for its best month since 2017, holding above $78,000 even as a hawkish Fed and renewed Middle East conflict drag on stocks and lift crude.

Gold price falls 5.6% from Tuesday's high, and Bitcoin retreats from $81,000 as Fed rate hike odds jump after Warsh's speech.
Traders increased bets of a Fed rate hike following Kevin Warsh's speech on Friday and a flare-up in Middle East hostilities.
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