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Market note: FOMC minutes this week could reveal appetite for a September hike
Market commentary flagged that the upcoming release of July FOMC minutes — scheduled for Wednesday — may offer clues on committee members' readiness to hike rates, which traders are already pricing for September. The minutes could influence expectations for the path of policy and near-term Treasury moves.
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Asian shares waver as oil and yields rise ahead of Fed and BOJ meetings
Asian equity trading softened on Tuesday as elevated oil prices and higher U.S. Treasury yields added caution ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan policy meetings. Markets are weighing Middle East tensions and industry calls to slow AI development, with oil and bond moves complicating central-bank outlooks and risk appetite across the region. This matters because central-bank decisions this week could re-price global rate expectations and risk assets.
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10-year U.S. Treasury yield briefly touches 5% amid oil and AI jitters
The 10-year Treasury yield briefly rose to the 5% level on Monday as a mix of rising oil prices and risk-off sentiment from AI-safety headlines pushed bond yields higher, marking an intraday peak not seen since 2023. The move raised borrowing-cost concerns and fed expectations of tighter Fed policy pricing ahead of this week’s meeting.
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AI CEOs’ call to slow development sparks selloff in semiconductors
Prominent AI executives including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, xAI’s Elon Musk and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei urged a slowdown in AI model development over safety concerns, triggering heavy selling in AI-linked chip and memory stocks and a rotation into cybersecurity and software names. The move hit Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF, while security stocks such as CrowdStrike and Palo Alto rallied sharply.
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S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow close lower as semiconductors lead losses
U.S. major indexes closed lower on Monday with the S&P 500 down about 0.5% and the Nasdaq off roughly 0.6%, driven by a sharp semiconductor-sector decline while communication services and healthcare outperformed. The session showed pronounced sector dispersion rather than broad-based selling.
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Saudi East–West pipeline hit, expected mostly out of service for weeks, lifts oil prices
Strikes that damaged Saudi Arabia’s East–West oil pipeline will keep the route mostly out of service for several weeks, contributing to a jump in Brent and WTI prices above $105–$109 per barrel and stoking market concerns about supply. The energy shock helped drive early session volatility and fed the bond-market selloff.
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