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Stocks Drop as Treasury Yields Hit New Highs: Stock Market Today

Oil prices extended their run higher Thursday, lifting Treasury yields ahead of Friday's critical inflation update and next week's Fed meeting. Stocks struggled Thursday as the latest inflation update and surging oil prices sent Treasury yields soaring ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting, where the central bank is expected to raise interest rates. However, those expectations could change with tomorrow morning's release of the August Cons…

1 hour ago • Kiplinger

Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation

Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowingNervous investors across big economies …

3 hours ago • The Guardian Business

Trump’s $5,000 pledge and the bond market revolt shows it’s a voter bribe — costing every American $8,000

Bill Clinton learned about the bond vigilantes within a week. Donald Trump and Scott Bessent keep refusing to do so. In February 1993, weeks into Bill…

3 hours ago • Fortune Magazine

$562M Liquidation Surge Hits Crypto Market After PPI Inflation Jump

Bitcoin slid below $77,000 to a daily low of $76,651 following a hotter-than-expected 0.4% monthly rise in the U.S. Producer Price Index. PPI Surprise…

4 hours ago • Bitcoin News

Gas prices are climbing again. See the states where it is the most and least expensive.

Gas prices have surged past $4 a gallon as the Iran conflict pushes oil higher, raising fresh concerns about inflation.

4 hours ago • Business Insider

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq All Fell 0.4% on Oil and Inflation

Three indexes, one identical decline. Oil above $105 is casting heavy shadows over Wall Street. Wholesale prices came in hot on Thursday morning, oil …

4 hours ago • The Motley Fool

The US Dollar Is Stuck. Americans Could Feel the Pain Soon

The Dollar Index holds 99 as a hawkish Fed collides with ECB hikes and yen intervention. Two levels decide the trend. The post The US Dollar Is Stuck.…

4 hours ago • BeInCrypto

Bitcoin Suffers On Renewed US-Iran Fighting

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Suffers On Renewed US-Iran Fighting Bitcoin has stumbled on tensions flaring up in the Middle East again. This post Bitcoin …

4 hours ago • Bitcoin Magazine

Crypto Faces a Two-Central-Bank Squeeze as Rate Bets Rise

Key Takeaways Fed hike probability reached nearly 70%. Crypto market capitalization fell about 2%. Altcoins recorded the larger declines. Core […] The…

4 hours ago • Coindoo

WTI Tops $101 As Strategic Petroleum Reserve Nears Record Low

WTI Tops $101 As Strategic Petroleum Reserve Nears Record Low Following Brent's lead (which is following Shanghai's demand push), WTI topped $100 this…

5 hours ago • Zerohedge

What Will Happen to Bitcoin (BTC) if Trump Distributes $5,000 to Each American: 3 AIs Speculate

"Bitcoin might surge initially, then experience a sharp correction if the bond market or Fed pushed back," ChatGPT predicted. US President Donald Trum…

5 hours ago • CryptoPotato

Copper Stocks Hammered As White House Tariff Doubts Rattle Metals Trade

Copper Stocks Hammered As White House Tariff Doubts Rattle Metals Trade Copper future and related stocks plunged on Thursday morning after a Reuters r…

5 hours ago • Zerohedge

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Woolworths increased prices of at least four ‘family staples’ during ‘Price Freeze’ promotion

Exclusive: Analysis shows cost of chicken fillets, potatoes and donuts rose during supermarket giant’s three-month promotionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWoolworths raised prices for popular items – including a 33% mark up on chicken fillets – within days of promising to freeze prices on 300 “family staples” for three months to help customers with the cost of living.Pricing data, compiled by comparison website CW Scan…

6 hours ago • The Guardian World

Bitcoin falls on US PPI overshoot as 30-year bond yield hits new 19-year high

Bitcoin fell with US stocks as high inflation and a further surge in oil prices coincided with another multidecade high for US bond yields.

6 hours ago • Cointelegraph

Treasury yields surge after poor 30-year auction and new buyback operation fail to calm market

Oil prices were at their highest levels since late May, while rising wholesale inflation data sent benchmark 10-year yields closer to the key 5% level…

6 hours ago • MarketWatch Top Stories

Gold and Crypto Fall as Hot US Inflation Rattles Markets

Another hot US inflation report arrived on Thursday, September 10, and all financial markets took a hit, including Gold, Bitcoin, and the S&P 500. It …

6 hours ago • BeInCrypto

Betting Against The House?

Betting Against The House? By Bas van Geffen, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank Brent futures broke through $100 per barrel after a series of attac…

6 hours ago • Zerohedge

Texas Voters Face a Tax Choice: Property Tax Cuts or $1,500 Refunds?

Candidates in the Texas governor race have different ideas about how to put money back in Texans' pockets. Affordability has emerged as a defining iss…

7 hours ago • Kiplinger

ECB raises interest rates to 2.5% and warns Iran war is fuelling inflation

Borrowing costs climb in Europe and oil tops $105 a barrel as bank says growing price pressures in eurozone will be ‘longer lasting than we had antici…

8 hours ago • The Guardian Business

European Central Bank Raises Rates in Bid to Quell Inflation

The bank, fighting price pressures spurred by the war in the Middle East, raised its benchmark rate to 2.5 percent.

8 hours ago • The New York Times Business

Bitcoin Drops Below $77K After the First Inflation Report of the Week

BTC is down by over $3,000 from the Monday peak. The first major economic event in the United States for the next week or so just came live, as the Pr…

8 hours ago • CryptoPotato

Wholesale inflation rises by most in 3 months ahead of Fed interest-rate decision

It’s the first of two major inflation reports this week that could influence the Fed’s decision at its Sept. 16 meeting.

8 hours ago • New York Post Business

Rate-Hike Odds Spike As Fuel Costs Push US Producer Prices Higher

Rate-Hike Odds Spike As Fuel Costs Push US Producer Prices Higher In a relatively unusual turn around, US producer prices hit today ahead of tomorrow'…

8 hours ago • Zerohedge

US PPI Hits 5.4% – What Crypto Traders Should Watch Next

Key Takeaways Headline PPI matched the 0.4% forecast. July’s monthly increase was revised higher. Energy drove most goods-price growth. Services […] T…

8 hours ago • Coindoo

Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Plan Fails to Move Bitcoin’s Price Past $78K

Bitcoin’s price held steady between $77,650 to $78,000 even as President Donald Trump offers $5,000 dividend checks to American adults if Republicans …

8 hours ago • Bitcoin News

Futures Slide As Yields, Oil Spike Ahead Of PPI

Futures Slide As Yields, Oil Spike Ahead Of PPI US stock futures slumped for a 3rd consecutive day, unable to find traction, and trading at session lo…

8 hours ago • Zerohedge

EUR Drops As ECB Hikes Rates (As Expected); Raises Inflation Outlook, Sees Downside Growth Risks

EUR Drops As ECB Hikes Rates (As Expected); Raises Inflation Outlook, Sees Downside Growth Risks The European Central Bank increased interest rates fo…

8 hours ago • Zerohedge